Ontario has achieved an important first by putting automated cars on the road for the first time, but it still has a long way to go to catch up to competitors, according to a Canadian industry association promoting automotive innovation.

The first automated vehicles are now operating on Ontario roads in a pilot project involving cars developed by the University of Waterloo, the Erwin Hymer Group and BlackBerry QNX.

Source: CBC News

Date: November 29th, 2016

Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/automated-vehicles-1.3870605

Discussion

1) If you have “a long way to go”, does it make sense to continue local development?

2) Google has been testing self-driving cars for years, with millions of miles racked up.  But does a self-driving car tested on the sunny roads of California mean it will work just as well as the possibly snow-covered roads of Ontario?