Durham College focuses on bridging the gap between students and industry by providing "work integrated learning" (WIL) opportunities.

This Applied Research project will attract students from a wide range of disciplines who have a passion for the adoption of electric, connected & autonomous vehicles.

Students who complete the project will bring critical thinking and creativity to the problem area provided, drawing on their experience, creativity and their education to propose a solution.

Community and private sector organizations who would like to have Durham College students work on an aspect of electric, connected & autonomous vehicle adoption for their business or community are welcome! To partner with this project, an organization representative would need to attend a kick off meeting, regular team touch point meetings and the final presentations to evaluate students' presentations.

Possible challenge areas could include, but are not limited to:

• Standards for sidewalk robot interaction with vulnerable sidewalk users
• Ride sharing platforms that consider user ability to pay
• Uses for electric, connected & autonomous vehicles & robots for community policing
• Mobility or transportation as a service "MaaS/TaaS (e.g. mobility solutions, inspection and other service delivery modes)
• Approaches to incent ride sharing (e.g. one way, both ways, etc)
• Changes needed in public perception for successful adoption of electric, connected & autonomous vehicles
• Changes needed in governance for successful adoption of electric, connected & autonomous vehicles