Key Development Plans(2018)

Key Development Plans(2018)

As the largest interdisciplinary research organization under MOST, NARLabs is dedicated to supporting academic research, building R&D platforms, fostering highly-skilled talents and developing pioneering technologies while supporting the advancement of key programs in Taiwan and acting in concert with government policies. As a strong backbone of R&D staff, NARLabs assists in perfecting testing environments, building science towns, setting up overseas offices and so on to elevate Taiwan's R&D capability and promote international cooperation. TAIWAN CAR Lab In order to promote the simultaneous development of Taiwan's autonomous technology with the rest of the world, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and National Applied Research Laboratories (NARLabs) have planned to build the first proving ground ''TAIWAN CAR Lab'' for autonomous vehicle and component system development in Tainan Shalun Green Energy Science City since 2017. TAIWAN CAR Lab covering an area of about 1.75 hectares can simulate the low-speed driving of domestic roads with a speed under 30 km/h, and provide small or medium-sized buses for the real-time test of mixed traffic in a closed field. For the main key procedures of autonomous driving: ''perception'', ''decision'' and ''control'' to conduct comprehensive evaluation to promote the development of industrial technology and innovative services, and lay a solid foundation for the next generation of intelligent transportation in Taiwan. TAIWAN CAR Lab is expected to be officially launched in 25, Feb. 2019. It can provide a full range of R&D services, and help speed up the development and implementation of related technologies through the virtual and road-test platforms.