Welcome to Connected Vehicle Canada!
Welcome!
Welcome to Connected Vehicle Canada, an online community fostering the
development, implementation and rapid wide-scale adoption of connected
vehicles.
This is an exciting field poised to transform transportation
management and provide new services to the traveller - whether in a
vehicle, on a bicycle or on foot. To make this happen requires a
tremendous breadth of skills and energy - including engineering,
transportation, mobility, media, business, marketing, government,
academia, automotive, and information and communications technology -
all collaborating.
Please use our site as a reference, contribute responsibly to it, join
any blog threads that interest you - and be an active member of our
on-line community from wherever you are located. If you have ideas on
how to improve the site - we'd love to hear from you!
ITS Canada’s Connected Vehicle Technical Committee
As recently appointed Chairman of ITS Canada’s Connected Vehicle Technical Committee, I am seeking interested persons to join the Committee. All of ITS Canada’s committees are being examined in light of our changing environment in ITS, and this Committee is key to…
See more ›Building Together: Jobs & Prosperity for Ontarians
Ontario released it’s Building Together: Jobs & Prosperity for Ontarians because our economy and our quality of life depend on good public infrastructure. The purpose of the plan is to chart a course forward for Ontario’s infrastructure including key investment…
See more ›The Connected Vehicle – V2V and V2I Imported from Michigan A White Paper by Dave McNamara, Autotechinsider LLC
Michigan is the place to come to test new connected car technologies, which is never more true than today! Over the last year we have seen a significant expansion of the connected vehicle test bed, called Michigan Development Test Environment…
See more ›Microsoft’s Vision of the New Mobile Future
While not strictly connected vehicle centric, Microsoft has created a fascinating view of how pervasive mobile computing and ubiquitous communications will change our lives. The device seems far less the issue – it is the integration of information and function across our…
See more ›Ray LaHood – ITS World Congress showcases game-changing, job-creating technologies
http://fastlane.dot.gov/2011/10/its-world-congress.html Imagine that you’re driving down the highway and a truck a half-mile ahead sends your car a signal advising that drivers ahead are slamming on their brakes. Or, imagine you’re waiting for a bus when the bus stop…
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Connected Vehicle Technology Feature on The National (Video)
The National just aired a feature on connected vehicle technologies, currently being placed into new models, that could help to drastically improve driver safety. The technologies include intelligent, vehicle-to-vehicle enabled advanced driver warning systems, partial and full automation for some…
See more ›Papers on Connected Vehicles related to 5th International Conference Connected Vehicles
ITS Canada’s Connected Vehicle Technical Committee
As recently appointed Chairman of ITS Canada’s Connected Vehicle Technical Committee, I am seeking interested persons to join the Committee. All of ITS Canada’s committees are being examined in light of our changing environment in ITS, and this Committee is key to…
See more ›Ottawa Chapter of IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Hosting a Connected Vehicle Evening
Connected-Vehicle Applications: Are we ready for Implementation? Bob Burrows, G4 Apps Inc, Oakville, Ontario Thursday, 16th February 2012 7.30 pm Mobile connectivity through wireless communications is poised to change transportation not only for drivers, fleet managers, emergency responders, transit riders and…
See more ›Free, 15-page report on “Connected Vehicles: an Executive Overview”
A free, 15-page report from Globis Consulting on “Connected Vehicles: an Executive Overview” describes where this ecosystem is now, where it is going over the next few years, the opportunities and the issues. To download your copy, click here.