Most important auto tech of all: safety. 2017’s safest cars according to IIHS and a quick look back at 1959
Do you nostalgically cling to the belief that the old tons-of-steel behemoths of the 1950s and 1960s were safer than todays smaller, nimbler, faster-stopping cars? The Insurance Institute of Highway […]
Volvo aims to put garbage collectors out of work with autonomous robot garbage trucks
Is Volvo trying to put garbage collectors out of work? Although it’s early stages, an autonomous robot truck is under development by the European car-maker — already a leader in the […]
Breakthrough vehicles that dare to change the auto industry: 1300 hp EVs and 300 km ranges
We may not have the flying vehicles that movies like Back to the Future envisioned for the current generation, but we may not be far behind. Technology is advancing at […]
Zero-emissions vehicle strategy by 2018 for Canada with major boost to zero emissions infrastructure
It’s always chicken and egg. Build the zero-emissions vehicles, but where can you charge them? Or build the zero emissions charging stations, but no one is using them? Which comes […]
Within 10 years, almost 50 percent of retail jobs may disappear to automation
Many jobs have begun to be automated around the world, especially in manufacturing and hazardous trades (such as mining.)Recently, even police forces began testing “robocops.” [See our story on Dubai’s […]
Robocop becomes real-world: robot law enforcement in Dubai may bring Robocop to a neighborhood near you
Robocop as a movie was a little frightening. Robocop in real life? Maybe, not so much. At least not currently. In Dubai, they’ve already begun testing of robot “police”, initially […]
Aerospace industry trade war? $2 billion at stake as Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister reviews Boeing sole sourcing
With the U.S. administration publicly challenging its trade relationship with Canada, and on the heels of an action by Boeing to take Canadian Bombardier to international court, a trade war […]
High speed rail finally coming to Toronto-Windsor corridor? What will Ontario high speed look like?
Kathleen Wynne, along with Deb Matthews and Steven Del Duca, announced last week that plans were underway to bring high speed rail to the Toronto-Windsor Corridor, with $15 million being […]
3 billion bottles, cans and containers diverted out of landfill as deposit programs and recycling management hit new milestone in Ontario
In Ontario, between the new Deposit Return program and the Blue Box Recycling program, over 3 billion bottles, cans and containers have been diverted out of landfills, hitting a new […]
Are we ready to let go of the wheel? The current state of self-driving car technology.
“Well, I’ve never been in Austin Texas. Now, I’m driving in Austin, Texas,” said Steve Mahan, the first blind man to drive (alone) in a car. “It was a profound […]
Ford to boost profits by cutting 1400 salaried workers in North America and Asia
A group of 1,400 Ford salaried workers not directly involved in vehicle production — including managers — will be cut as of September 2017. Reuters reports Ford hopes to achieve […]
Diesel emissions fallout continues: US. to sue Chrysler Fiat if talks fail
It’s not quite “Diesel-gate” but the smoke hasn’t cleared on diesel emissions. The Justice Department in Washington is already preparing to serve Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, assuming talks continue to […]
