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In the world of startups, the University of Waterloo’s incubator Velocity is a giant. Velocity has helped launch over 300 companies with a remarkably vast array of business models and technologies that have received more than $1 billion in investment. It supported the creation of some of 2019s fastest growing startups and most recently launched Concept, a campus-focused pre-incubator to further encourage students to learn about scaling their ideas into a business.

Researchers have created a new testing and training tool to inspire solutions to the particularly complex challenges of developing autonomous vehicles (AVs) capable of handling winter weather.

Released today, the free, open-source dataset - dubbed the Canadian Adverse Driving Conditions Dataset (CADC) - is a collaboration of research teams at Waterloo Engineering and the University of Toronto that are working to advance AV perception algorithms.

Integrating ridesharing with transit in poorly serviced suburban neighbourhoods is an effective way to get people out of their cars and boost ridership.

2019 has been a year filled with new entrepreneurial adventures, new discoveries and honours that are globally recognized. Take a look at some of the top-performing stories from the past year as we head into 2020.

Pearl Sullivan, Waterloo Engineering’s eighth dean of engineering, will leave the post at the end of this year. 

The first woman to hold the position and just the fourth across Canada to head an engineering faculty, she continues to be a dynamic force for Waterloo Engineering and for the entire University.

Frustrated with not being able to read on the go standing in a grocery store lineup or elsewhere, Ivan Yuen decided to create an app that lets him do just that – and millions of others as well.

The 2000 Waterloo computer engineering alumnus co-founded Wattpad 13 years ago to entertain and connect the world through interesting and personal stories shared online.

Waterloo Engineering’s Strategic Plan 2020-2025 was launched this month to ensure the Faculty is recognized as the epicentre of innovation and entrepreneurship for Canada and the world.

The Faculty’s third formal strategic plan is intended to direct Waterloo Engineering activities for the next five years.