More than 170 companies in Ontario are teaching cars to think.
TEXT ON SCREEN / NARRATOR: Ontario, we're teaching cars to THINK
TEXT ON SCREEN: 500 miles / 800 km
NARRATOR: Between Detroit and Ottawa lies a 500-mile corridor
TEXT ON SCREEN: Connected and autonomous vehicles
Artificial Intelligence Connectivity Cybersecurity Quantum Computing
NARRATOR: with expertise in Connected and autonomous vehicle technology, Artificial Intelligence, Connectivity, Cybersecurity, and Quantum computing.
Teaching cars to think requires state-of-the-art facilities
These are just a few of Ontario's institutions leading the way.
TEXT ON SCREEN: Centre for Intelligent Antenna and Radio Systems
NARRATOR: This is the University of Waterloo's Centre for Intelligent Antenna and Radio Systems
It's used to test electromagnetic devices
Its chamber: -- is so quiet --you can hear your heart beat.
It takes committed hearts and unique minds to create autonomous technology
And the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence is shaping the future.
TEXT ON SCREEN: Vector Institute
Dr. Geoffrey Hinton Godfather of AI
NARRATOR: Teaching cars to think requires world-renowned academics such as U of T's Dr. Geoffrey Hinton, the globally recognized godfather of AI, and
TEXT ON SCREEN: Dr. Raquel Urtasun leading Uber's Advanced Technology Group, Toronto
NARRATOR: Dr. Raquel Urtasun, who is leading Uber's new Advanced Technology Group
TEXT ON SCREEN: Dr. Garth Gibson President and CEO, Vector Institute
NARRATOR: They are being joined by Dr. Garth Gibson who is coming to us from Carnegie Mellon's Parallel Data Lab
TEXT ON SCREEN: What Matters Most
NARRATOR: Here-- the heart and mind merge to protect what matters most.
TEXT ON SCREEN: Apple BlackBerry QNX FCA Ford GM Google Uber
NARRATOR: Is it any wonder why last year, Apple, BlackBerry QNX, FCA, Ford, GM, Google and Uber
TEXT ON SCREEN: invested over $1 billion in Ontario
NARRATOR: together invested over one billion dollars, to accelerate connected and autonomous research in Ontario.
TEXT ON SCREEN: 170+ companies in Ontario are teaching cars to THINK
NARRATOR: At last count, more than 170 companies in Ontario are teaching cars to think.
TEXT ON SCREEN: intelligent transportation built in Ontario
NARRATOR: The future of intelligent transportation is being built in Ontario today.
TEXT ON SCREEN: Ontario-built Ford GT wins 2016 LeMans
NARRATOR: Why? Because we are inspired by history, ...not tethered to it.
TEXT ON SCREEN: 1/3 of J.D. Power IQS awards since 1990
NARRATOR: Proud of tradition, ...but not limited by it.
This alchemy of advanced technology and people is teaching cars to think.
TEXT ON SCREEN: Ontario Canada
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