No one wants to test self-driving cars in Ontario, Canada

It's not hard to see why Ontario was left high and dry, at least if you know the industry... and geography. Michigan, the very heart of the American car business, is right next door. While Ontario plays a major role (it's home to key factories), there isn't much need to test there when Michigan will frequently provide similar conditions. And right now, most US firms are just coming to grips with the very concept of a self-driving car. They may not need to test in Canada until they're almost ready to sell autonomous vehicles in the country, or until local divisions need to experiment beyond closed circuits.