These are in-depth pre- and post-show reports on major international trade fairs, held in Taiwan and other countries with significant participation by Taiwanese manufacturers and exporters. They are offered to help global buyers and other readers better understand what is going on at the fairs and the latest offerings by Taiwanese exhibitors.
The ocean freight shipping season is entering its peak in Q3 as European and American businesses have ramped up orders to replenish inventory. However, the Delta variant-fueled COVID-19 outbreak in many parts of the world is set to exacerbate shipping congestion as major ports in China were temporarily closed. Recent news of a port worker testing positive in the Meishan terminal in China's Por...
Taiwan's machinery exports between January and July continued to show an upward growth trajectory, reaching USD$18.556 billion, a 28.1% year-on-year growth, reported the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI). That would be $522.562 billion in Taiwan dollars, a 20.4% annual growth, marking a record high in the same period. Machinery exports have maintained double-digit growth for seven c...
As much of the world experienced an unprecedented disruption in 2020, industries alike struggled to readapt to the new reality. A walk around Taiwan's leading auto parts show — Taipei AMPA — would see new emerging, hot technologies in the electric vehicle (EV) and autonomous vehicle sectors a contrast against the traditional auto parts suppliers. With each year, B2B sourcing platforms would incre...
The ongoing trend of the traditional automotive parts getting an upgrade with electrification and smarter capabilities has never been more evident than ever at the Taipei AMPA show, showcasing Taiwan's technological advances for the world to see. For example, the Automotive Research & Testing Center (ARTC) had been leading development in designing auto lamp adaptive driving beam (ADB) system thro...
Communicating cars, with other vehicles and related infrastructure, sounds like a concept pulled out of a sci-fi movie, however, with 5G communications technology catching up and becoming more popularized, smart transportation and smart city capabilities seem closer to us than ever. Taiwan's government has also shown a similar initiative, seeing how one of the island's most competitive industr...
Training a self-driving vehicles' AI platform requires datasets, however, not all companies have the means to create such datasets themselves. This is where the "AI based Vehicle Vision Perception System," developed by the Institute for Information Industry (III) comes in. Hsu Ting, a senior planner at the III Smart System Institute Emerging Markets and Planning Service Centre, told CENS durin...
The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) stated on Monday with European and American countries continuing to lessen restrictions and increase vaccination rates, it is highly likely that the 2022 Taipei Cycle and TaiSPO trade shows will debut in both virtual and in-person. The physical show is slated for March 9th to 12th, while the online version will be hosted throughout the en...
Electric vehicles (EV) and related technologies were the major highlights at this year's Taipei AMPA show. For instance, the pavilion from the mobility Taiwan Automotive Research Consortium (mTARC), an entity under the Economic Ministry Department of Industrial Technology, showcased EV and self-driving vehicle technologies developed by domestic companies and research institutions. Among their...
Global market intelligence firm IDC's "Global Autonomous Vehicle Forecast Report for 2020 to 2024" has pointed out that L1 to L5 autonomous vehicles could see an 18.3% CAGR within this time frame. As industry trends have become clearer over the years, not only global, well-known auto brands like Tesla, Audi, Mercedes Benz, BMW, and Ford have been proactively investing in autonomous technology, ev...
The Taiwanese-made and designed WinBus is among the front-runners in the domestic autonomous electric vehicle scene, first unveiled to the public in the summer of 2019. Created by the Automotive Research & Testing Center (ARTC), WinBus is an SAE Level 4 e-bus fully designed and manufactured by Taiwanese suppliers, ARTC promotional engineer Joe Tu said. The self-driving e-bus is a moving platform ...
