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Insurers monitor battle within auto industry over car data ownership

May 30, 2021 by Adam Malik

The outcome of a current standoff between auto manufacturers and the automotive aftermarket industry over who owns the data generated by automated cars will have implications for the insurance industry, according to an insurance executive. “If the data is owned

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Federal bill aims to address ‘regulatory challenges’ of disruptive vehicle technologies

September 22, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Legislation under consideration by the House of Commons “would increase the flexibility” of federal law to address automated and connected technologies used in vehicles, a member of parliament suggested Wednesday. “Shifts in the global technology landscape are placing a growing

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BlackBerry creates autonomous vehicle innovation centre in Ottawa

December 20, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

BlackBerry has announced the creation of the BlackBerry QNX Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Centre (AVIC). John Chen, executive chairman and CEO of BlackBerry Limited and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled AVIC on Monday. Housed within the BlackBerry QNX facility in

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Veniam, StarHub partner to create connected vehicle mesh network in Singapore, bolster Internet availability

November 21, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Tech company Veniam has signed its first-ever collaboration agreement in Asia with info-communications provider StarHub to create a connected vehicle mesh network in Singapore by transforming thousands of connected vehicles into mobile Wi-Fi hotspots. Veniam’s aim “is to connect thousands

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GM Canada announces expansion of work on autonomous and connected vehicle technology

June 10, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

General Motors (GM) Canada announced on Friday an expansion of its engineering and software work in the country to support the development of “innovative new automotive systems and technologies for the future.” GM said in a press release that it