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Half of Canadians trust self-driving cars, 30% would replace their vehicle: survey

September 15, 2017 The Canadian Press (CPSTF)

About half of Canadian consumers surveyed say they trust autonomous vehicles to get them to their destination but only 30 per cent would replace their current vehicle with a self-driving car. Not surprisingly, acceptance of self-driving technology was greatest with

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Magna unveils autonomous driving platform it says “can be integrated into any vehicle”

August 31, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Magna International Inc. unveiled on Wednesday an autonomous vehicle platform it says “can be integrated into any vehicle without compromise to vehicle design and styling.” MAX4 is a fully integrated, customizable and scalable autonomous driving sensing and compute platform that can enable up to Level 4 autonomous driving capabilities in both urban and highway environments, Magna said in a press release on Wednesday.
The SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) International defines Level 4 as “high automation,” where the automated driving system performs all…

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Ontario and Michigan launch North America’s first cross-border automated vehicle test drive

July 31, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Ontario 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