Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network (AVIN)'s WinterTech Development Program
Applicant:
- Small- or Medium-sized Enterprise (SME)
- Required to have operations in Ontario
Partners:
- For-profit Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
- For-profit National and Multi-National Enterprises (NEs and MNEs)
- Publicly-funded Post-Secondary Academic Institutions (secondary)
- Municipalities
- Indigenous Communities
- Not-For-Profit Organizations
- Required to have operations and carry out projects in Ontario
The Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network (AVIN)'s WinterTech Development Program will support Ontario SMEs in the mobility space and their partners to validate, test, prototype and demonstrate new products and technologies designed to meet the unique demands of winter weather conditions. WinterTech will leverage the strengths and innovative capabilities of Ontario SMEs in the mobility space and our unique winter weather conditions to establish the province as a testbed for mobility products and services in severe winter weather conditions. Through AVIN's WinterTech Development Program, Ontario is a global leader in the commercialization of new winter-ready mobility technologies and solutions.
The WinterTech Development Program supports projects related to the technology/product/service validation, testing, demonstration and prototyping of mobility products and services in severe winter weather conditions in the following Priority Areas:
- Mass light vehicles (e.g., cars, trucks and vans)
- Heavy duty vehicles (including commercial vehicles, trucks, buses, recreational vehicles (RVs) and others used for goods movement)
- Transportation infrastructure
- Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)
- Transit-supportive systems and vehicles
https://oce-ontario.org/programs/autonomous-vehicle-innovation-network-(avin)/autonomous-vehicle-innovation-network-(avin)-wintertech-development-program