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Industry Highights

Self-driving electric bus WinBus is seen shuttling passengers in Kaohsiung City during its showcase event at the 2021
Meet Greater SouthX5G AIoT Expo. (Photo provided by ARTC)

routes, and rural area shuttling services. The Taiwan is in a unique position as a major hub
autonomous minibus also features recognition of for hardware manufacturing and ICT software
traffic lights and V2I to improve traffic intersection development, which has created lucrative
safety, as well as diverse sensor integration (lidar, opportunities in smart services and system
radar, and imaging) for an all-around environment integration.
recognition capability and multi-level safety
positioning mechanisms (GPS, liDAR positioning, Developing for the Future
and vehicle information). WinBus can travel up
to 50 km/h in speed, maintain a 70 km recharge Compared to electric vehicles (EV), self-
mileage, and drive up a 20% slope. driving cars are still years away from becoming
commercialized in the same way as electrified
Creating Opportunities for Taiwan’s Self- vehicles. This is due to the inherent complexities in
Driving Sector developing autonomous systems, and upgrading
the existing infrastructure to enable communication
With AI, 5G, Vehicle IoT, and global zero-carbon between cars and infrastructures, which, like EVs,
goals all on the table, electric vehicles are on required technological developments that have only
track to replace ICE cars to become the primary evolved and matured in recent years.
mode of transportation. At the same time, the self-
driving vehicle industry is integrating new innovative In a phone-call interview with CENS, ARTC
operations to accelerate autonomous technology research and development department manager
development. The WinBus is the combined effort Hsu Wen-hsien says despite the pandemic last
from 20 domestic suppliers connecting resources year, the center has continued to attend large-
and integrating software and hardware capabilities scaled in-person events in Taiwan to promote their
into a comprehensive self-driving car industry chain, services and WinBus. Hsu says they will continue
such as operational services, autonomous driving to do the same in 2022. On the calendar for ARTC’s
integration, electrification integration, and vehicle attendance are Taipei AMPA and Autotronics Taipei
body production. in April, and the second E-Mobility Show in October.