Coming in 2019! University and college teams from across Canada will test their team work and problem solving skills to assist a power utility company in Alma Quebec whose solar farm has been damaged by severe thunder storms. This made in Canada SIMULATED BVLOS scenario will have teams identify the damage, note significant changes […]
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Call for candidates is open for nominations for USC-STC’s Board of Directors To: All Members of Unmanned Systems Canada and interested individuals from the unmanned vehicle community Unmanned Systems Canada/Systèmes Télécommandés Canada (USC-STC) is the national non-profit industry association representing Canada’s innovative community of aerial, ground and marine unmanned vehicle systems. We have a volunteer Board of […]
The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, on behalf of the Honourable Mark Garneau, Minister of Transport Canada, announced the Advanced Connectivity and Automation in the Transportation System (ACATS) program and Clean Rail Academic Grant Program on August 29, 2018 at Carleton University in Ottawa. Of the […]
For the second straight year OPG has partnered with the Spark Centre – an innovation center – to host a pitch competition. The competition features the unique opportunity to collaborate with OPG and potentially win $25,000 of seed funding! IRI 2018 Ignite Challenge: Optimize the Health and Performance of Canada’s Power Generation Systems Inspection & […]
USC congratulates Drone Delivery Canada on their announcement of gaining Transport Canada approval to commence BVLOS trials. These trials, conducted in close co-ordination with Transport Canada’s RPAS Task Force and three other selected consortia, will help pave the way for the commencement of commercial BVLOS operations in Canada. USC in partnership with LOOKNorth is pleased […]
Join us at Unmanned Canada 2018: Innovating Canada by Air, Land & Sea Dates: October 30 – November 1, 2018 Location: Westin Bayshore in Vancouver, BC on traditional Coast Salish territory Early Bird Rate to Sept. 7th Extended to Sept. 14th! Register Now to save $100 USC Members save an additional $100! Join or renew to […]
Unmanned Systems Canada published a special edition of USC News on July 23, 2018 to announce the first annual Canadian National Unmanned Ground Vehicle Student Competition. We hope you’ll agree that initiatives like the UGM Student competition demonstrate USC’s commitment to provide value for our membership and the ‘unmanned community’ by continuing to connect and inform you […]
National Unmanned Ground Vehicle Student Competition Announced! Unmanned Systems Canada is pleased to announce Canada’s first Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) Student Competition, modelled after our very successful and long-running Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Student Competition. As with our UAV Competition, this new UGV Competition will allow students at post-secondary institutions across Canada to develop a scale […]
Industry News You Need USC is committed to conducting, compiling and sharing research relevant to the Unmanned Systems community. Email [email protected] with a ‘quick intro’ of an industry association report, research paper, or company research that you’d like to share. We can include your contact information, if requested, with your summary of its relevance to […]
Free Rides! Calgary and Edmonton to test 12-seat electric, autonomous vehicle shuttle bus system Two Alberta cities will offer free test-rides in autonomous, electric shuttles this fall! City planners in Alberta announced on June 6, 2018 that two AV projects will allow the public to ‘test-ride’ in Autonomous Vehicles (AV’s) in the fall of 2018. […]