Aston Martin engineer to join Canadian electric car venture Project Arrow
Project Arrow is backed by 335 Canadian companies that have committed $100 million in technology, parts and engineering prowess
Fraser Dunn, Chief Engineer of Aston Martin‘s special creations such as the Valkyrie and Valhalla hypercars, is set to join Canada’s Project Arrow team to develop the country’s first zero-emission, self-driving vehicle.
Project Arrow is an initiative of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA), representing Canada’s automotive suppliers and aims to demonstrate to the world Canada’s ability to produce an advanced vehicle from the ground up. The project also aims to prepare Canadian manufacturers to produce parts that vehicles equipped with electric and self-driving technology use and is named after the controversial Avro Arrow jet project from the 50’s.
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Publishing date: May 06, 2021 • 2 days ago • 9 minute read • Fraser Dunn, chief engineer of special projects for Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd., pictured with the Valkyrie, a supercar, made for billionaires. Dunn is quitting Aston Martin to join Project Arrow, a Canadian effort to build a zero emissions car for families and create a Tesla north. Photo by Richard Pardon
RICHARD PARDON
Dunn, who officially joins Project Arrow on Aug. 1, will steer the APMA s engineering team.
Fraser Dunn, chief engineer of special projects for Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd., is joining the Project Arrow team, which is developing the first Canadian-made, zero-emission, autonomous vehicle.
Dunn will serve as chief engineer of the project, said Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA).
While at the U.K.-based luxury sports car manufacturer, Dunn worked on such vehicles as the Vulcan and Valkyrie Hypercar.
He’s leaving his post and joining the APMA project full-time.
“We are pulling in a reverse brain drain for this project,” said Volpe. “I’m quite proud of the people who want to be involved in the Team Canada project from within and outside of [Canada].”
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On the night before Fraser Dunn almost died, the then young automotive engineer with British luxury sports carmaker Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd., was in a hotel room reading a book about the Dalai Lama.