GM and Lyft to test self-driving taxis within a year

It’s been several months since the big announcement that the auto manufacturing giant invested half a billion dollars in Lyft, the other big ride-sharing company to pop up in the United States.

The Toronto and Vancouver housing crisis might be over

The Canadian Real Estate Association released last month’s housing data, which revealed that the seemingly unstoppable Vancouver and Toronto markets are finally showing signs of cooling down

Can you still afford a detached house in the GTA?

Can regular folks afford to buy a detached house in the GTA anymore? It’s a question we tackled in the mortgage infographic we released this week, and the answer might have some would-be buyers re-thinking their real estate plan.

Infographic: The Detached Dream — GTA Edition

A simple, detached house nestled in the heart of the GTA. Call it the great Canadian dream. Or call it crazy, stupid expensive.

Drivers claim their self-driving Teslas caused collisions

Well, we all knew this was coming. When a car seems like it can drive itself, drivers aren’t going to want to take responsibility for mishaps when they’re on the road. That was proved this past week when two Tesla Model S drivers blamed the self-driving Autopilot features for accidents.

Can Tesla really manufacture 500,000 cars a year?

With much of the success of Tesla Motor Company’s future riding on the mainstream success of the entry-level luxury Model 3, it’s more important than ever that the company overcome its history of manufacturing troubles and deliver the hundreds of thousands of vehicles people want to buy from them.

Fort Mac evacuees receive over $50 million in financial aid

In what it calls the “most important cash transfer” in their history, the Canadian Red Cross gave Fort McMurray evacuees who signed up for aid through the organization $50 million of the total $67 million that had been raised for the cause.

How to import a car from the United States

Back when the Canadian dollar and the U.S. dollar traded closer to the same value, Canadians everywhere lamented paying more for things than our U.S. counterparts.

Mississauga votes to ban Uber, for now

To many in the GTA, Uber is a godsend, allowing them to make comfortable and convenient trips into the city at the tap of a touchscreen. But for those in Mississauga that convenience is about to disappear at least for now.

How to avoid paying too much for your first mortgage

“I heard that it’s a good time to buy a place right now. Mortgage rates in Canada are at their lowest in years.”

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