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Waterloo is where innovation meets the road

From EVs to autonomous vehicles, Waterloo has more than 90 companies working in additive manufacturing, prototyping, open 3D mapping, analytics and more. Waterloo is one of seven regional sites for the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN), supporting the development of EV and autonomous vehicles with funding, mentorship, data science support and more. Oh, and we’re home to Toyota, Canada’s largest automotive manufacturer.

Waterloo at a Glance

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Waterloo is home to more than 90 automotive OEMs, suppliers, scale-ups and startups.

The University of Waterloo is the top-ranked school in Canada for engineering and computer science.

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Canada’s first driverless, autonomous 5G shuttle launched at the University of Waterloo.

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Waterloo Centre for Automotive Research (WatCAR) has more than 125 researchers and is the largest university-based automotive research centre in Canada.

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Tech Density

The second largest technology cluster in North America

Located along Canada’s 401 Superhighway, the Ontario Automotive Corridor is one of the richest concentrations of auto-related resources in the world with 700+ automotive suppliers, 10 OEM R&D centres, 13 assembly lines and five powertrain facilities.

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Our EV ecosystem is exploding, too. Here are some of the newest investments:

$1.4B – Toyota expanding Waterloo-based operations for hybrid manufacturing
$5B – Stellantis/LG building major EV battery manufacturing facility
$1.8B – Ford building five new EV models
$1.5B – Fiat Chrysler building new EV models
$1B – GM building electric delivery vehicles

Our Support Ecosystem

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Autonomous Vehicle Research And Intelligence Lab

AVRIL is helping create tomorrow's advanced mobility options including automated driving, vehicle connectivity and advanced driver assistance systems.

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The Centre for Intelligent Antenna and Radio Systems

CIARS provides researchers in Canada and around the world with an inspiring exploration and development environment for innovation in all aspects of electromagnetic communication and sensing science and engineering.

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