Self-driving cars will be tested on Hamilton roads next year
- Craig Clark
- 19 Nov 2019
City counsellors endorsed the testing of autonomous car technology on some Hamilton Mountain roads next year.
Autonomous cars will be on some Hamilton Mountain Roads for technology test program https://t.co/toQfrmlNVH pic.twitter.com/VaX8xYEovZ
— CBC Business (@CBCBusiness) November 19, 2019
The program that was approved on Monday will see some Mountain roads on the south side used as testing areas for the integration of autonomous vehicles into the real world.
Autonomous cars will be seen amongst everyday traffic. However, there will be someone in the driver’s seat ready to takeover or someone controlling a certain part of the vehicle.
Hamilton was selected as one of six “regional technology demonstration sites” after the city’s public works committee voted in favour of the testing. Six streets will be chosen as public test beds by the Innovation Factory‘s Centre for Integrated Transportation and Technology.
City councillors said that the selected streets will not be used as runways for autonomous cars, but they will be the technology component for the cars to undergo the testing.
Having a public testing area will give space for certain start-ups and the innovation centre to perform necessary tests to the sensor and communication technology within an urban setting.
The testing could start as soon as the spring of 2020 with the selected locations including:
- Stone Church Road from Upper Gage Avenue to Dartnall Road
- Rymal Road from Upper Gage Avenue to Dartnall Road
- Upper Gage Avenue from Stone Church Road to Rymal Road
- Upper Ottawa Street from Stone Church Road to Rymal Road
- Dartnall Road from Stone Church Road to Rymal Road
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