(Halo)gens: Ford files patent for new surround roof lighting system
Toronto, Ontario – Ford recently filed a patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a lighting system that will circle a vehicle’s roof in an uninterrupted halo-esque display. Originally revealed by Carbuzz, Ford’s new patent depicts a battery-powered vehicle equipped with an uninterrupted U-shaped lighting array running along the top of the […]
EV/AV Report: EVs on water; self-driving cars get speeding tickets
Toronto, Ontario – In this weekly electric and autonomous vehicle report, Poseidon Amphibworks announces their patent for a new EV carboat prototype; and a Tesla driver gets charged for speeding with their car on autopilot Don’t forget your water shoes! Have you ever looked at an Amphicar and said–man, I wish that was an EV? […]
EV/AV Report: Confused AVs, Ford price-cuts and Montreal on the map
Toronto, Ontario — A first responder yells at an autonomous vehicle (AV) driving towards a San Francisco fire truck, Ford announces its own electric vehicle (EV) price cuts in a bit to compete with Tesla’s own reductions, and Montreal’s EV investments begin to bear fruit in North America’s e-trucking industry. This is the latest in […]
EV/AV Report: Loblaws deploys completely driverless trucks in Toronto; Magna takes its slice of the autonomous pizza
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly electric and autonomous vehicle report, a grocery giant drops driverless trucks in Toronto; Magna deploys autonomous pizza delivery robots and the federal government awards more money to Quebec mining efforts. Hey, who’s driving that truck? In last week’s EV/AV Report, we covered Loblaws’ partnership with autonomous vehicle company Gatnik. […]
