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General Motors announces plan to expand research into self-driving cars
Posted by: ITS Canada
Posted by: ITS Canada
June 10th, 2016
OSHAWA, Ont. — Ontario will soon be home to a new software centre tasked with research into self-driving cars, General Motors announced Friday.
Flanked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Kathleen Wynne, officials with the automaker announced the new centre in Markham, Ont. is the latest step in GM's efforts to establish a strong research presence in Canada.
The company had previously established research-and-development operations in Oshawa and Kitchener, Ont.
Executive vice-president Mark Royce said the industry is on the cusp of major changes as electric and autonomous vehicles gain traction.