Autonomous Vehicles Canada

News and insights on autonomous vehicles and self-driving cars in Canada. This includes original journalism on Canada's autonomous vehicle pilots, policies and regulations in Canada across the three levels of government. Canadian businesses developing driverless car technologies are also featured.

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Loblaw to deploy 50 fully autonomous Gatik trucks in Toronto

The expanded autonomous fleet deployment deepens Loblaw’s existing five-year partnership with Gatik

Mehanaz Yakub

Sep 29, 2025

2 minute read

Ontario launches 10-year pilot for automated heavy-duty trucks

The program will test Level 3–5 automated commercial vehicles to assess safety, performance

Mehanaz Yakub

Aug 19, 2025

2 minute read

Autonomous battery-electric loaders now in operation at Canadian gold mine

A pair of 18,000-kilogram self-driving electric Sandvik loaders are working underground in the New Afton gold and copper mine outside Kamloops, B.C.

Emma Jarratt

Jan 8, 2025

3 minute read

B.C. bans Level 3 and above road autonomy

The B.C. government’s ban on Level 3 and over autonomy in vehicles is meant to protect vulnerable road users in the province

Mehanaz Yakub

Apr 18, 2024

3 minute read

OVIN receives $8 million in federal funding for two new pilot zones

The cities of Toronto and Windsor-Sarnia will be home to OVIN’s new $8-million pilot zones, serving as the live-testing ground for zero-emission and autonomous vehicle technologies

Mehanaz Yakub

Feb 28, 2024

3 minute read

Why we won’t have autonomous cars without simulation

Simulated virtual environments efficiently emulate physics, weather, on road obstacles and other conditions, all indistinguishable from the real thing

Invest Ottawa

Jan 8, 2024

6 minute read

Ecopia AI maps Toronto, city comments on autonomous vehicle readiness

The new digital map, in development for over two years, will help facilitate deployment of autonomous vehicles in Canada’s largest city

Mehanaz Yakub

Dec 21, 2023

4 minute read

Connected vehicles make commuting safer — and easier

A new study looking at Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) connectivity and autonomous driving technologies shows the combination is the best-case scenario for traffic flow

Presented by AUTOCRYPT

Oct 30, 2023

5 minute read

Policy leadership needed to foster confidence to accelerate autonomous vehicle deployment in Canada

Despite positive initial steps, the time is ripe for a stronger coordinated federal-provincial push to establish this country as a global leader in autonomous vehicle development

Vince Amodeo

Jun 20, 2023

6 minute read

How V2X can curb the growing fear of autonomous driving

The public is skeptical of the effectiveness of self-driving vehicles, but the fear stems from a gap in understanding the difference between autonomous vehicles and integrated driver assist technology

Presented by AUTOCRYPT

Mar 30, 2023

5 minute read