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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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Project Arrow is underway. The call has gone out at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this year for suppliers to help build an all Canadian EV. The futuristic car in question is the winning design for a competition set by Canada s Automobile Parts Manufacturers Association to design a national EV concept. It was created by Carleton University s School of Industrial Design in Ottawa, Ontario, and is set to be built this year. Currently, the electric crossover is dubbed Project Arrow, and in true CES style, AI is being used to assess likely suppliers and narrow down the search. APMA APMA ....