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Automotive Research & Testing Center
The Automotive Research & Testing Center (ARTC; Chinese: 車輛研究測試中心) is a government funded non-profit automotive research facility located in Lukang Township, Changhua County, Taiwan. HistoryARTC was founded in 1990 under the auspices of the Ministry of Economic Affairs.[1] ARTC is one of the founding members of Taiwan Automotive Research Consortium (TARC) which was established in mid-2005.[2] FacilitiesARTC's main testing facility in Changhua has twelve different test tracks on 119 hectares of land.[3] On 26 August 2022, the TNCAP Testing Facility was inaugurated. It is used for testing vehicles for the Taiwan New Car Assessment Program (TNCAP).[4] ResearchAmong Taiwanese research institutes ARTC takes the lead on automotive intelligence, especially the development of electronics systems.[5] In 2015 a team conducted research at ARTC on the augmentation of GNSS with laser ranging.[6] ARTC is involved with the development of an autonomous light bus[7] which was unveiled in September 2019. Named Winbus the platform performs at SAE Level 4 – High automation.[8] The Winbus can carry 15 passengers at a maximum speed of 50 km/h (31 mph) for at least 70 km (43 mi) on one charge. In July 2020 a trial service began in Changhua, Taiwan, connecting four tourism factories in Changhua Coastal Industrial Park along a 7.5 km (4.7 mi), with plans to extend the route to 12.6 km (7.8 mi) to serve tourist destinations.[9] See also
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