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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…
Alberta’s traffic safety campaign in June to focus on differences between commercial and smaller passenger vehicles
June 2, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe province of Alberta will be holding a traffic safety campaign in June to educating drivers about the differences between commercial vehicles and smaller passenger vehicles. Occupants of a passenger vehicle are more likely to be killed or injured in…
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…
Ontario transportation department ‘has done little work’ to address liability for inadequate winter highway maintenance: Auditor General
December 2, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThere has been little movement on a recommendation made in 2015 that the Ontario Ministry of Transportation “consider incorporating contractor liability” if roads are not properly cleared during the winter, the province’s auditor general suggested in her 2016 annual report,…
Ontario to build almost 500 electric charging stations across the province to help reduce greenhouse gas pollution and fight climate change
July 13, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterOntario is building nearly 500 electric charging stations at more than 250 locations across the province in a bid to help reduce greenhouse gas pollution and fight climate change, the provincial Ministry of Transportation (MTO) said on Wednesday. The ministry…