MARKHAM, ONT. – A new Greater Toronto Area (GTA) facility opened by General Motors on Friday will play a crucial role in the company’s digital transformation efforts, a company executive has told ITBusiness.ca.
In particular the GM Canadian Technical Centre (CTC)’s new Markham campus, which is expected to employ approximately 1000 workers, will focus on developing software for autonomous vehicles, connected vehicles, infotainment, and active safety, the company’s vice-president of global vehicle components and subsystems Ken Keizer said, noting that as the automotive industry becomes ever more technical the question has shifted from whether car manufacturers should enter the software industry to which components they should focus on.
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