EAGER TO LEAD AUTOMATED VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT, ONTARIO CHAMPIONS TESTING SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES ON ITS ROADS
December 1st, 2016
A FIRST pilot test of automated vehicles is now underway within the Canadian province of Ontario, using a groundbreaking regulatory system designed to encourage tech and auto firms to undertake such research and development.
The pilot, which began November 28, takes advantage of a provincial law, in place since January 1 (2016), which allows companies to test self-driving vehicles on Ontario roads. Other Canadian provinces (which have jurisdiction over transport issues in the Canadian confederation) are still developing such rules.
The first approved test ...
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