Driving sustainable transit: CUTRIC's May updates on rail, buses and academia.
Hydrogen Rail's Next Stop: Translating Pilot Project Success to Network-Wide Adoption
📅 May 22, 2025 | ⏰ 2:00-3:30 PM ET | 📍 Zoom Meeting | 👥 CUTRIC Members
Discover how Canada’s hydrogen rail pilots are shaping a nationwide green future. Experts will share insights on scaling success, from key technological advancements to new project opportunities across the country. Plus, have your say on cybersecurity challenges during our interactive feedback session.
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AI and Machine Learning in Transit: Transforming Data into Action and Innovation
📅 June 11, 2025 | ⏰ 1:00-2:30 PM ET | 📍 Zoom Meeting | 👥 CUTRIC Members
Discover how AI and Machine Learning are transforming public transit. Join top researchers and industry experts as they showcase real-world applications like predictive maintenance, optimized scheduling, fleet planning and much more. Explore how these technologies enhance efficiency, reliability, sustainability and passenger experience while tackling challenges in adoption and scaling.
Don’t miss your chance to see how AI and technology are fuelling transit innovation.
The April 25th meeting tackled the critical impacts of U.S. tariffs on Canada’s transit manufacturing and EV sectors. Josipa Petrunic and Sean Stevenson dove into strategies to protect power electronics and battery supply chains, emphasizing the need for a united Canadian response.
Key highlights included governance updates, with nominations for chair and vice-chair, election insights, impact of tariffs on manufacturing, and legal support for members.
Trade, Transit & the New Political Reality: Navigating the Post-Election Landscape
📅 May 20, 2025 | ⏰ 3:00-4:00 PM ET | 📍 Zoom Meeting | 👥 CUTRIC Members
Dive into the critical issues shaping Canada-U.S. trade relations in the wake of the recent election. This session will feature leading experts offering their unique perspectives on the new Prime Minister’s early moves to address shifting U.S. priorities under the Trump administration.
Revolutionizing Public Transit: The Future of Wireless Power and In-Motion Charging for Bus Rapid Transit
On April 24th, we held our ZEBTEC meeting where we discussed lessons learnt from Canada’s hydrogen rail pilot projects and how can we apply those lessons to achieve nationwide adoption. Experts highlighted challenges and opportunities in infrastructure, financial strategies, technology transfer and regulatory alignment. The session also showcased key insights from CUTRIC’s green hydrogen supply chain project.
In case you missed it, the meeting highlighted the potential of inductive wireless charging to reduce downtime and costs, In-Motion Charging (IMC) Systems that integrate battery power as an electrification solution, case studies from Prague to Vancouver and much more. Stay tuned as we share more updates on what’s next.
Favoriser un transport durable : les mises Ă jour de mai du CRITUC sur le rail, les autobus et le milieu universitaire.