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The Best Self-Driving Training Base in Northern Taiwan

A complete 5G V2X combines with a research and development testing environment for autonomous vehicles. At present, units such as industry, academia and research instituition have been conducting research and development trials here for a long time, which represents that a complete industrial settlement has been formed.

1. The old military camp in Hutoushan, Taoyuan, transformed into a smart innovation park
(1) The hub  used to be a military hospital for 17 years from 1981 to 1997. Then,  it was used by the Coast Guard Administration and the District Prosecutor’s Office for 13 years from 2004 to 2016. After 2016, the hub was closed and idle.
(2) In 2016, the city government began to seek subsidies from the central government. In cooperation with the “Asia-Silicon Valley Project”, the city government obtained about US$3 million in subsidies from the central government and about US$2 million from the city government, in total  about US$5 million, and embarked on  the first phase of the park renovation. The plan is to build an innovation hub with the goal of IoT information security and car-linked intelligent driving, and to retain the old environmental texture as much as possible.
(3) The first phase of the park was officially opened on June 18, 2018. Since its opening, there have been more than 300 domestic and foreign visiting activities and 32 countries visited. 

2. Actively promote the second phase of the Hub
(1) The city government continues to seek funding from the central government to renovate the second phase of the hub. The exterior of the second phase has been improved and completed. There are still 3 buildings under renovation, including the reception service center and the landscape cafe. It is scheduled to be completed and opened in October this year. The total area of ​​the hub will be nearly 5 hectares.
(2) National Taipei University of Science and Technology will also be stationed in October this year, and various research projects will be launched, which will promote the cooperation and development of industry, government and academia.

3. The hub is also a large urban park
(1) The hub was originally a closed country-owned land with overgrown weeds. After sorting out, except for the testing lane, the rest of the space is released as much as possible for citizens to rest and use. It is like a broad-scale park for citizens to have a chilltime.
(2) The city government will continue to strive for the promotion and the development of the park, taking into account the development of innovative industries and the leisure needs of citizens.

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Operator

Operator: Qinwei International Technology Co., Ltd.

Qinwei International Technology, the operator of the hub, is an integrated manufacturer of a complete autonomous driving service platform. In addition to obtaining the first road-ready self-driving testing license from the Ministry of Economic Affairs, it is also a domestic manufacturer that operates the most closed and open road areas. Qinwei Tech combines high-precision maps, automatic navigation, car networking platforms and fleet management platforms to integrate and develop overall solutions for autonomous driving, and is a complete provider of self-driving service solutions in China.
  • High-precision map
  • Automatic driving control system
  • Fleet management platform
  • Roadside equipment and C-V2X services
  • Various types of automated vehicles (electric medium-sized buses, street sweepers, micro vehicles, sightseeing vehicles)
At present, the team conducts operation and management of different applications of autonomous driving in Hutoushan Innovation Hub, Taoyuan Airport, Danhai New Town, Zhangbin Industrial Zone, Taiwan 61 Expressway, and Tainan Science Park, and specializes in providing fully automatic smart transportation solutions.
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Introduction of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Service Office

In order to assist in innovative and creative start-ups to realize their entrepreneurial dreams in Taoyuan City, promote industrial development, encourage innovation and investment, guide small and medium-sized enterprises and traditional industries to innovate, upgrade and transform, and enhance industrial competitiveness, the Taoyuan City Government entrusts Taiwan Small and Medium Enterprise Counselling Foundation (Taiwan SMECF) to establish the “Taoyuan City Entrepreneurship and Innovation Service Office”, which was officially opened on June 18, 2018 in the Hutoushan Innovation Hub. The key services include counseling and applying for Taoyuan City’s youth entrepreneurship and SME Credit Guarantee Loan Application, and assisting in referrals to apply for central resources, etc., so that entrepreneurs and local SMEs can enjoy bountiful and convenient entrepreneurial services.

Service hour: 9:00~17:00, Mon.~Fri.
Taoyuan City Entrepreneurship and Innovation Service Office
Toll free service number: 0800-505-158
Service:

  • Corporate financial management counseling services
  • Corporate Financing Diagnostic Services
  • Taoyuan City Small and Medium Enterprise Credit Guarantee Loan Application
  • Enterprise operation and management counseling services
  • Corporate bailout, debt association consultation
  • Referral to government resources