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Automated Vehicles
City of Toronto examining impact of automated vehicles on internal departments: RIMS conference speaker
September 27, 2017 Jason Contant, Online EditorThe City of Toronto is taking an all-encompassing approach to automated vehicles by examining their potential impact on a variety of city departments, attendees to the RIMS Canada Conference heard on Monday. AVs could impact taxi regulations, employment, social services,…
Ontario and Michigan launch North America’s first cross-border automated vehicle test drive
July 31, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterOntario and Michigan are completing North America’s first cross-border automated vehicle test drive, Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation (MTO) reported on Monday. The test drive began in Detroit and will continue from the Ontario cities of Windsor and Sarnia before crossing…
New Insurance Institute webinar to explore the sharing economy as an “opportunity and a threat” for Canadian p&c industry
May 30, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Insurance Institute of Canada (IIC) will host a webinar examining the sharing economy as both an opportunity and a threat to the Canadian p&c industry. The webinar is scheduled for June 14 at 1 p.m. EDT. It offers “future-forward…
Toronto Transit Commission probes potential future use of automated vehicles
March 24, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is recommending to its board that staff continue to monitor the technological and legislative progress of automated vehicles (AVs) and report back with a recommendation for potential future use of AVs at the transit agency.…
IBAO, Insurance Institute of Ontario hosting live webcast on driverless cars
February 7, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) and the Insurance Institute of Ontario announced on Tuesday that they will be hosting a live webcast on the insurance implications of automated vehicles on Feb. 16. The webcast, which will run from…
U.S. Department of Transportation designates 10 automated vehicle “proving grounds” to encourage testing of new technologies
January 23, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced that it has designated 10 “proving ground” pilot sites to encourage testing and information sharing related to automated vehicle technologies. Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the designations last week before…
Automated vehicle technology likely to eventually be mandatory: seminar speaker
June 3, 2016 by Angela StelmakowichLife-saving automated vehicle technology – some of which is now available and will certainly be part of semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles – will likely become required in the future, Kate Browne, senior vice president and claims counsel for Swiss Re,…