Invitation to join the Preferred Autonomous Vehicles Test Corridor
Mayor & Members of Council:
I am writing to you today to invite you to be a part of Ontario Good Roads Association's Municipal Alliance for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles in Ontario (MACAVO) initiative for controlled testing of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs). Under this initiative, we are calling for the creation of a seamless and well-coordinated "Preferred AV Test Corridor', stretching from Windsor to Ottawa. Through this initiative, our aim is to help attract (and retain) AV-related industry and talent in Ontario, which in turn can become a catalyst in helping provide unparalleled socio-economic benefits for all municipalities involved. A more detailed report of the initiative is attached.
OGRA is requesting the following call-to-action by municipalities in Ontario:
1. ldentify One (1) municipal point of contact who will be responsible to spearhead all AV-related activities for your municipality, and:
2. ldentify the Preferred routes within your municipality
We respectfully request that your council pass the following resolution
That the [City] of [Owen Sound] participate in OGRA's Autonomous Vehicle initiotive and that this matter be referred to staff to develop a list of prefered routes with the municipality.