This insurance CEO says fully autonomous cars still ‘decades away’
August 23, 2019 by Greg MeckbachVehicle makers continue to add autonomous features but not everyone thinks that fully self-driving cars are coming any time soon. “I don’t buy into the autonomous vehicle thing. That is decades away, quite frankly,” Steve Smith, president and chief executive…
This aspect of automated vehicle technology is confusing your clients
May 28, 2019 by Greg MeckbachIs it your client’s fault if they got into an accident in a partly-automated vehicle because they failed to understand exactly what the car’s computer could and could not do? “I’m sure it will be fought in court battles over…
How this province is handling autonomous vehicle testing
February 21, 2019 by Greg MeckbachThe Ontario government wants to expand testing of autonomous vehicles in the province. “Our government is taking active steps to open the door for expanded testing related to connected and autonomous vehicles in Ontario,” Michael Parsa, parliamentary assistant to the…
Driverless cars are now allowed on Ontario roads
January 23, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESSTransportation Minister Jeff Yurek has announced that, as of Jan. 1, participants in Ontario’s automated vehicle pilot program can test driverless cars on public roadways, under strict conditions. The program’s nine participants – including BlackBerry’s QNX, Magna, Uber and the…
Uber autonomous vehicle testing resumes in Toronto
December 20, 2018 Ian Bickis - THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – Uber Technologies Inc. says its self-driving vehicles have returned to the streets of Toronto in a modified program after it halted testing earlier this year when one of its autonomous vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian in Arizona.…
Insurers weigh in on how automated vehicles should be covered
November 15, 2018 by Jason ContantThe Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has recommended a single insurance policy to cover driver negligence and automated technology to facilitate liability claims associated with autonomous vehicles. “The automated vehicle’s insurer would compensate injured people if the automated vehicle caused…