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Canada's inter-provincial trade faces an immediate crisis: we are short 25,600 long-distance truck drivers, with shortfalls potentially reaching 30,000 by 2030. This shortage directly threatens the 90% of inter-provincial trade that moves by truck, undermining federal and provincial economic growth strategies.
The Canadian Automated Vehicle Initiative (CAVI), a not-for-profit association, proposes a bold solution: the Trans-Canada Autonomous Truck Demonstration Project. A driverless tractor-trailer will complete the journey from Halifax to Vancouver in 2028, establishing a global record for autonomous vehicle travel (5,800 km) while demonstrating Canada's leadership in addressing critical infrastructure challenges and automated vehicles.
Please join us in this webinar to learn how this ground-breaking demonstration could position Canada as a global leader in automated trucking while addressing critical driver shortages. The agenda includes presentations on the project as a whole, its implementation phases, the stakeholder coordination required, and an interactive discussion to collect your feedback. There will a presentation on the Ontario Ministry of Transportation’s recently launched Automated Commercial Motor Vehicle Pilot Program,
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The webinar is on Thursday September 4, 2025 at 1:00-2:00pm ET. There is no charge, but we ask that attendees register here.
When you register, there will be a link in the top right corner to add this event to your calendar. This includes the Zoom login information. (We will also send a reminder closer to the event.)
Please join us on September 4 and learn about this exciting project.
