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Currently, the system is operational in the ARTC The Inspection Tour
park and undergoing test runs in downtown areas.
Furthermore, to better showcase ARTC's
According to Dr. Hsu Tsung-Ming, who is mainly technical prowess, the organization resumed its
responsible for the project at ARTC, there are annual "ARTC Inspection Tour" in 2023 after a
three primary technical challenges that must be three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
addressed in developing this technology. Firstly, The tour is designed to highlight the latest
achieving precise vehicle positioning is crucial, advancements in advanced driver assistance
with self-driving vehicles requiring accuracy within systems (ADAS).
20 or 30 centimeters. However, obstacles such as
viaducts can disrupt GPS signals. To overcome During the Inspection Tour, ARTC utilizes
this, Hsu indicates employing multiple positioning an "Autonomous Driving Robot" to test its lane
technologies simultaneously. departure warning (LDW) and lane keep assistance
(LKA) systems. For LDW, a speed of 72±1 km/
The second challenge involves navigating h and a side velocity of 0.5 m/s were employed,
through chaotic urban traffic, including issues while for LKA, speeds of both 0.5 m/s and 0.8 m/
like jaywalking and illegal parking, as well as the s were utilized on its proving ground. The test
potential presence of regular cars intermingling provides perspectives from aerial, onboard, and car
with the fleet of self-driving buses. Addressing this window views, along with real-time data display on
requires continuous algorithm refinement and real- a computer. The results of the test were significant.
world testing outside the controlled environment of
the ARTC. In recent years, ARTC has dedicated
considerable effort to cultivating partnerships with
Finally, ensuring stable inter-vehicle various certification organizations and vehicle
communication is essential. ARTC utilizes C-V2X manufacturers. Its primary objective is to act as a
technology specifically designed for this purpose, catalyst for internationalization, aiding practitioners
along with integrating 4G/5G internet connectivity in expediting time-to-market and reducing
to maintain a stable connection between the buses, development costs, all in pursuit of advancing self-
even in areas with poor communication quality. driving technology.
Additionally, the buses can automatically switch
channels to mitigate communication disruptions.