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Title:

EUREKA Celtic Next - C2018/2-3 5G-SAFE-PLUS - 5G Enabled Road Safety Services

Agreement Number:

964714

Agreement Value:

$605,000.00

Agreement Date:

Feb 1, 2021 - May 31, 2023

Description:

EUREKA Celtic Next - C2018/2-3 5G-SAFE-PLUS - 5G Enabled Road Safety Services with Sitowise Oy, Finland and other partners and countries. The 5G-SAFE-PLUS project aims to prevent traffic accidents and avoid casualties by delivering 5G-enabled time-critical road safety services to vehicles in participating countries: Finland, Canada, Romania, and Sweden, etc. This project will support enhanced 5G-networking capabilities and service enablers. Micro Engineering Tech. Inc. (METI) and the consortium of the 5G-SAFE-PLUS project will also introduce Gulo Gulo, vision-based navigation (VBN) solutions for the improvement of autonomous vehicles (AV)/connected vehicles (CV) navigation and awareness for the purpose of ensuring the safety of passengers and pedestrians and achieving true, Level-4 autonomy. For more details, please find Attachment #1 (Project Summary).

Organization:

National Research Council Canada

Expected Results:

The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization

Location:

Calgary, Alberta, CA T2M 0L7

Reference Number:

172-2020-2021-Q4-964714

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

846735009

Recipient Type:

For-profit organization

Recipient's Operating Name:

METI

Recipient's Legal Name:

Micro Engineering Tech Inc.

Federal Riding Name:

Calgary Confederation

Federal Riding Number:

48005

Program:

Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms

Program Purpose:

Coverage:

IRAP Contributions to Firms projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation.

NAICS Code:

5415