In our March issue, we examined some of the advancements that
the province of Ontario has made in both testing and deployment of
autonomous vehicles ("AV"). In this issue, we switch
gears to look at what Alberta is doing to prepare for the
autonomous vehicle industry.
While autonomous vehicle development and deployment is at its
infancy in the provincial stage, there is some noted testing
activity at a municipal level. The municipalities of Edmonton,
Calgary, Wetaskiwin and Beaumont have commenced autonomous vehicles
testing pilot programs. These activities appear to be supported by
the Alberta government with some level of funding and awareness
campaigns. We describe below the recent AV momentum in Alberta:
