Automotive Research & Testing Center
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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.
| Company type | Research institute |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive, Research |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | Lukang, Changhua County, Taiwan |
| Website | www.artc.org.tw |
History
ARTC 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]
Facilities
ARTC'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]
Research
Among 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]