BlackBerry Inc. is pushing further into automotive security with new driver identification and monitoring technology based on machine learning

Research and development is taking on major roles in Canada's auto industry as the assembly footprint continues to shrink. 

Canadian Automobile Dealers Association economist Oumar Dicko has calculated the tax, which would raise $600 million a year, will target more than 92 models and directly affect 30,000 annual sales. It's been nearly two months since the federal election and the Throne Speech has been delivered, but there's no sign the Liberals will back down on the proposal.

The deal with Bosch subsidiary ETAS GmbH will produce coding for vehicle computers and domain controllers based on the emerging AUTOSAR (Automotive Open System Architecture) standard for electronics in cars.

BlackBerry will supply its QNX operating system to Hyundai Autron, the South Korean automaker’s r&d subsidiary that is developing autonomous vehicles and other high-tech mobility for the company.

The new BlackBerry QNX technology for Jaguar Land Rover's next-generation vehicles will include predictive software maintenance and cybersecurity threat protection.

Canada’s siding with California when it comes to stricter emissions standards may make environmental sense, but industry officials say it could jeopardize trade and make the country an outcast in the eyes of the U.S. government.

New Brunswick will no longer require front licence plates beginning July 15. Ontario recently balked at the idea of eliminating them. But the need to find space for new features could lead to more jurisdictions doing away with the front plate.

Ford's increasing emphasis on electronics, connectivity and technology is evident at the company's Ottawa tech centre, where test benches line the largest lab alongside cars and trucks on hoists.

A revision to Ontario law will extend an existing $1-million cap on lender liability to leased vehicles used by ride-hailing services. It means leasing to Uber and Lyft drivers is now more appealing to dealers and automakers.

A 25-kilometre test course that opened in Ottawa on Friday for autonomous and connected vehicles is North America's first to combine all available AV and vehicle-to-vehicle technologies, its backers say.

Only longstanding holdout Kia and some low-volume brands such as Rolls-Royce were absent from the Ottawa Gatineau International Auto Show this year.

Kia isn’t just relying on a high-profile hockey sponsorship to boost the brand. The new Forte is roomier inside and sleeker outside, with styling that tips its hat to the Stinger sport sedan. 

Unifor President Jerry Dias says he's "quite optimistic that we're going to be maintaining some sort of a footprint in Oshawa." The union is so hopeful that it has postponed an aggressive multi-media campaign to persuade the automaker to reverse its November decision to close the facility.

A hearing scheduled for Tuesday before the House of Commons industry committee was abruptly cancelled a day earlier due to what GM of Canada corporate affairs vice-president David Paterson called "multiple conflicts." Meanwhile, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted that he spoke with GM CEO Mary Barra on Monday.