GM Opens AV/EV Test Track in Canada

OSHAWA, ON—General Motors has built a new facility here next to its assembly plant to test autonomous and electric vehicles. It will enable engineers at the automaker’s Canadian Technical Centre (CTC) to “put their code-to-the-road.”

The CTC McLaughlin Advanced Technology Track (CTC MATT) features an oval-shaped design and four lanes. The 55-acre facility is named after Sam McLaughlin, an automotive pioneer who founded GM Canada in 1918.

“CTC MATT will support the testing of advanced vehicle software and technologies that will enable a future vision that is self-driven, all-electric and highly connected,” says Scott Bell, president and managing director of GM Canada. “We’re excited for the next big step forward in advanced technology development and testing, right here in Oshawa.”

Engineers will use the track to develop and integrate hardware and software for advanced vehicle systems, including advanced driver assistance systems, autonomous sensor technology, connected systems and motion-embedded controls.

The ASSEMBLY Show South

ASSEMBLY is thrilled to return to the Music City Center in Nashville, TN for The ASSEMBLY Show SOUTH on May 1-2, 2024. This is a booming time for manufacturing and the U.S. South is right in the heart of the action. According to ASSEMBLY’s most recent annual capital spending survey, the South is projected to account for 31 percent of total spending this year, marking the fifth straight year this region has accounted for at least 30 percent of capital spending in the U.S.

In this session, manufacturers will learn how Quality function deployment (QFD) can transform consumers’ qualitative demands into quantitative parameters that will shape the design of their product and, ultimately, their manufacturing process.

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