Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network (AVIN): AV R&D Partnership Fund

Eligibility: 

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
How to Apply: 

As a pillar of the Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network (AVIN), the AV R&D Partnership Fund supports projects related to the development and demonstration of technologies in the Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (C/AV) sector 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 Systems (ITS)
  • Transit-supportive systems and vehicles
External Deadline: 
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Funding Source: 
External
Funding Level: 
Research