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Automation / Robotics

U.S. lawmakers’ grilling of Google CEO Sundar Pichai may have sounded like a broken record, but it amplified the prickly issues facing tech companies as Democrats prepare to take control of the House in the United States next month.  The…

BlackBerry Inc. is making a play to integrate itself into smart cities and vehicles. The Waterloo ON-based technology company announced Monday that it has built a new service to provide infrastructure for vehicles and traffic lights to exchange information securely.…

A self-driving motorbike would deprive its user of the joys of riding, so Damon is taking a staged approach in developing advanced driver assistance systems, using connectivity and AI

Lux Research releases annual list using data science combined with expert insight

It’s late at night when an alarm is triggered at a large-scale data centre. Surveillance cameras have detected a man walking along a perimeter fence. The video management system (VMS) sends an alert to the on-duty security guard who surveys…

General Motors signaled a major pivot towards new technologies and mobility platforms when it announced the closing of its Oshawa assembly plant, but it will be playing catch-up to start-ups that have pioneered in the field.  One of the spaces it’s…

Firsthand insight into the perceived and expected benefits and challenges of automation and AI

Montreal-based AI firm seeks to make an impact with the global community during Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) Conference

Google affiliate Sidewalk Labs unveiled more details around its ambitious plan for a high-tech Toronto community on Thursday, but it’s unclear as to who will own what in the company’s futuristic neighbourhood, and who will pay for it.  Sidewalk revealed…

Color sensors from Teledyne’s world-class semiconductor foundry will capture all images returned to Earth from Mars

Rumbles of change in the automotive industry erupted this week with General Motor’s announcement it will close its storied Oshawa assembly plant as part of a shift towards electric and autonomous vehicles. The decision was part a global restructuring for…

General Motors Canada executive says car firm is the biggest and fastest-growing new technology automotive company in Canada