Contribution: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
TDOT PERFORMANCE LTD.
$91,751.00
Conversational AI shopping assistant for automotive products (Phase 2)
FY 2025-26 · 2025-05-01
Summary
This project will entail making improvements to our existing AI conversational assistant. This will include making significant improvements to its performance, accuracy and reliability and adding support for our full catalog of over 1 million products, as the previous phase one of this project included support for only wheel and tire products (~63,000 products). This project will also enable our AI assistant to support our new product lines, including OEM (original equipment manufacturer) products and replacement products.
Department
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsIndustrial Research Assistance Program-Contributions to Firms (linked with high confidence)
Recipient
Location
Pickering|Pickering, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
For-profit organization
Business Number
845804038
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2026-03-02
Agreement Number
1031364
Agreement Start Date
2025-05-01
Agreement Title
Conversational AI shopping assistant for automotive products (Phase 2)
Agreement Title (French)
Assistant d’achat conversationnel IA pour les produits automobiles (phase 2)
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$91,751.00
Amendment Number
0
Coverage
IRAP Contributions to Firms projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation. | Les projets des Contributions aux entreprises stimulent la création de richesse au Canada grâce à l’innovation technologique.
Description
This project will entail making improvements to our existing AI conversational assistant. This will include making significant improvements to its performance, accuracy and reliability and adding support for our full catalog of over 1 million products, as the previous phase one of this project included support for only wheel and tire products (~63,000 products). This project will also enable our AI assistant to support our new product lines, including OEM (original equipment manufacturer) products and replacement products.
Description (French)
Ce projet consistera à améliorer notre assistant conversationnel IA existant. Il s’agira notamment d’améliorer considérablement ses performances, sa précision et sa fiabilité, et d’ajouter la prise en charge de notre catalogue complet de plus d’un million de produits, la première phase de ce projet ne couvrant que les produits liés aux roues et aux pneus (environ 63 000 produits). Ce projet permettra également à notre assistant IA de prendre en charge nos nouvelles gammes de produits, notamment les produits OEM (équipementiers d’origine) et les produits de remplacement.
Expected Results
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization
Expected Results (French)
Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation
Federal Riding
Pickering--Uxbridge
Federal Riding (French)
Pickering--Uxbridge
Federal Riding Number
35085
NAICS Code
45411
Organization Code
nrc-cnrc
Organization
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Program Name
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Program Name (French)
Programme d’aide à la recherche industrielle – Contributions aux entreprises
Program Purpose
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization
Program Purpose (French)
Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation
Recipient Business Number
845804038
Recipient City
Pickering|Pickering
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
TDOT PERFORMANCE LTD.
Recipient Operating Name
TDot Performance
Recipient Postal Code
L1X 1Y7
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
F
Reference Number
172-2025-2026-Q1-1031364
