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Do robot snowplows have a future in Canada?
Robot snowplows have run trials in communities across Canada, as well as on federal land, but whether they'll replace emissions-heavy snowplows is uncertain.
Along with federal testing in Ottawa, robot plows have run trials for towns in Ontario, cities in Alberta and even an airport in Manitoba, eliciting mixed reviews around their ability to meet heavier demands. But back in Ottawa, Four DRobotics is developing an autonomous zero-emission snowplow and will begin testing sooner or later, co-founder and chief technology officer Jeremy James said by email. But he said the company partnered with Ontario’s government to develop a municipal snowplow with a blade that can function autonomously to avoid road-level objects and potentially be safer than on a human-run plow.
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