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Canadian Tire and NuPort Robotics to Commercialize Canada's First Automated Heavy Duty Trucking Technology
First-of-its-kind technology to enable safer, greener and more efficient transport of go...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Canadian Tire and NuPort Robotics to Commercialize Canada’s First Automated Heavy Duty Trucking TechnologyFirst-of-its-kind technology to enable safer, greener and more efficient transport of goods by semi-tractor trailers TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / March 11, 2021 / Canadian National retailer Canadian Tire Corporation (TSX:CTC.A)(TSX:CTC) and Toronto-based startup NuPort Robotics Inc., Canada's first autonomous trucking company, have announced a partnership with the Ontario government to invest $3 million to undertake an automated heavy duty trucking project to test a first-of-its-kind-in-the-world technology.Jennifer Reardon, Associate VP, Transportation Integration and Ops Support at Canadian TireThe breakthrough technology provides a transportation solution for the middle mile, the short-haul shuttle runs that semi-tractor trailers make between distribution centres, warehouses and terminals each day. It is designed to enable next-generation automated trucks that are more fuel efficient, safer to operate, and provide an enhanced driver experience.Backed by $1 million in support from the Ontario government through Ontario's Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network (AVIN) and matched by $1 million investments from Canadian Tire and NuPort Robotics, respectively, the two-year project is applying proprietary, artificial intelligence (AI) technology from NuPort Robotics to retrofit two conventional semi-tractor trailers - which will always be attended by a driver - with high-tech sensors and controls, a touchscreen navigation system, and other advanced features such as obstacle and collision avoidance.\"Ontario is proud to be a global leader in automated and connected vehicle technology and this innovative project is an exciting milestone toward automated vehicle tech in the trucking industry,\" said Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation. \"Ontarians rely on goods being delivered by trucks across the province everyday and projects like this are demonstrating the ways that automated truck technology could help businesses meet delivery demands more efficiently while supporting a strong supply chain in Ontario.\"\"This project applies unique and made-in-Ontario Artificial Intelligence technology that offers increased safety and efficiency, with a reduced carbon footprint, to the goods supply chains on which we all rely,\" ...