BlackBerry opens innovation hub for autonomous vehicles to test and build self-driving cars

Briefing

February 16, 2017

Briefing	Autonomous Vehicle Research Center – Opens center called ANX Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Centre (AVIC) in Ottawa, Canada License to Test Technology – First initiatives include support for Ontario Ministry of Transportation’s pilot project, which will let BlackBerry test autonomous cars on provincial roads Autonomous Car Plans – Partners with University of Waterloo, PolySync, and Renesas Electronics to build self-driving concept vehicle Local Job Creation – Plans to hire more local engineers to develop software for driverless and connected vehicles both independently and with private and public sector partnerships
Accelerator	Transportation and Mobility
Market Disruption	Innovation Partnerships
Sector	Information Technology, Transportation and Logistics
Organization	BlackBerry Ltd.
Source	Vomiero, J., "BlackBerry launching connected and autonomous vehicle research centre in Ottawa", betakit, http://www.betakit.com/; AcceleratingBiz analysis
Original Publication Date	December 19, 2016

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