City Delivery by Magna
About the Pilot
Magna has launched a pilot in Toronto to test its purpose-built lightweight, electric autonomous delivery vehicles on city streets. With approval from the Ontario Ministry of Transportation through their Automated Vehicle Pilot Program and in conjunction with multiple stakeholders, including Transport Canada and the City of Toronto, the pilot will begin in a designated deployment area in late May 2025. A map of the approved deployment area is below (colour and annotations refer to City wards, map provided by City of Toronto). The vehicles will operate at low speeds and under the continuous oversight of trained human supervisors—both on the ground in a chase vehicle and remotely. A successful pilot was previously completed during 2022-2023 without a safety incident near Detroit, Michigan.
Magna’s autonomous delivery vehicles are designed to be safe, and to interact normally with other cars and vulnerable road users, in the same manner as a human-driven car would. This pilot follows extensive testing of these delivery vehicles in on-road and off-road environments.
Pilot Summary
Who: This pilot is being run by a division of Magna International, a Canadian mobility technology company headquartered in Aurora, Ontario
What: The Province of Ontario approved the deployment, on a pilot basis, of up to two on-road autonomous delivery vehicles and chase vehicles as part of a retail goods delivery service, with growing operations incrementally as approved by the Province in conjunction with other interested stakeholders
Where: See a map of the approved pilot area
When: May 26, 2025 through December 2025 (and beyond, pending extension of pilot program)
Why: Reduce delivery cost, increase road safety for vulnerable road users, and reduce CO2 emissions

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Contacts
Public inquiries can be directed to:
citydeliverybymagna@magna.com
City of Toronto:
automatedvehicles@toronto.ca
Ontario Ministry of Transportation:
AVPilot@ontario.ca

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