Predictive Learning: Nissan developing AI algorithms to predict component failure probability
Waterloo, Ontario — Researchers from Nissan and Kitchener, Ont.-based Acerta Analytic Solutions are working on a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool which predicts engine component failure, using data from the vehicle’s electronic control unit and its own machine learning algorithm. According to Automotive News Canada, this tool is the result of a $1.4 million partnership […]
Skills for Jills: Conestoga’s ‘Jill of All Trades’ program to go nationwide with support of RBC investment
Kitchener, Ontario — Conestoga College in Kitchener, Ont. is slated to get a slice of some newly announced skills trades funding as the RBC Foundation announced Wednesday that $650,000 of a total $3.5 million investment is on the way to support the national rollout of the college’s “Jill of All Trades” program. The one-day workshop […]
Dinner and a Tow: Tickets on sale for PTAO’s 2022 Tow Show in Kitchener
Kitchener, Ontario — We heard there’ll be a show and thought you all should know, that for the top talent of tow, the 2022 Tow Show is the place to go. If you’re not following: the Provincial Towing Association of Ontario (PTAO) is gearing up for its big annual event where tow operators and fleet […]
Welcomes of the Week: CARSTAR Kitchener Centre
Kitchener, Ontario — The CARSTAR Canada Network has announced the opening of a new location in Kitchener, Ontario at 1620 King Street East. Michael Leung, owner of CARSTAR Kitchener Centre, has managed a collision repair shop since 1981, building a successful career of more than 40 years in the auto body and collision industry. After […]
Taking the Backseat: Taxi drivers highlight increases in insurance premiums as reason for loss of jobs, company closures
Kitchener, Ontario — Taxi Drivers in the Kitchener-Waterloo area are speaking out against heightened insurance rates causing many drivers to put their taxis in park, permanently. Insurance rates in the area are said to have nearly quadrupled, causing drivers and company owners alike to quit the business. “We were paying approximately $3,000 a year, now […]
S-U-VANDALISM: SUVs targeted by activists, tires deflated in environmental crimes
Kitchener, Ontario — In a bizarre act of so-called justice, environmental activists in Kitchener have claimed responsibility after deflating tires of over 30 SUVs. Admissions from the group come after Waterloo police received more than 30 calls of property damage overnight Sunday. The damage comes from parked SUVs within the Glasgow Heights and Stanley Park […]
Bon Voyage: Québec City ranks top for road conditions and happiest drivers, Kijiji Autos says
Québec City, Québec — When people call Québec “la belle province”, you probably aren’t thinking that they are describing beautiful road conditions, but according to a report from Kijiji Autos drivers in the province’s capital are generally more content on the road than those from other parts of the country. The study measured respondents’ feelings […]
