Resilient Ground Transportation program

Research areas

Our activities are focused mainly on 4 critical research areas:

• Advanced ground vehicle technologies – Contributes to the transformation of the Canadian transportation ecosystem by developing more productive and safe ground vehicle technologies through targeted applied research, technology implementation, as well as OEM and SME collaboration.
• Rail for goods transportation – Improves the operational performance and safety of the Canadian freight rail industry, expedites products to market and supports the growth of the Canadian economy by enhancing railcar design, train operations and rail maintenance planning through technology development and evaluation.
• Rail for passenger transportation – Supports the Canadian passenger rail industry to increase ridership by providing a more pleasant and satisfactory experience, and to make rail travel the preferred mode for short and medium distances through innovation and technology development and demonstration.
• Transportation enabling technologies – Supports the development, evaluation and adoption of new technologies to ensure safe deployment of connected autonomous vehicles in Canada and facilitates the modernization of the railway safety standards.

Collaborate with us

Building on more than 60 years of experience in the field of ground transportation, the NRC can become an extension of your team to contribute to the development, optimization and evaluation of technology solutions that are aimed at improving rail, road and off-road transportation efficiency, safety and connectivity.

NRC expertise includes both lab and field research, testing and pre certification capabilities, as well as facilities and expertise for full scale prototyping and production scale-up.

Collaborator benefits

The NRC can serve as an integrated R&D extension to your organization or business, connect you with a network of collaborators across the supply chain and help you certify your products, enabling you to join this rapidly growing market. By working with the NRC, you will:

• accelerate your product and technology development and validation
• become a leader of a rapidly growing supply chain
• minimize your risks associated with the development, adoption and commercialization of new technologies
• gain access to our cross‑functional teams of experienced scientists and engineers as well as to our unique and specialized facilities
• benefit from our unbiased advice and expert consulting services.