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New Taipei City recently imported giant electric umbrellas from South Korea and installed them on street corners. The contraption automatically opens when it’s hot and sunny to provide shade for pedestrians. Over the past six months, the city’s Transportation Department has been testing them at busy intersections to see whether they can withstand Taiwan’s typhoons and heavy rains.

Meng Chia-mei
FTV reporter
When the sun is hot, just walking on the street will leave you drenched in sweat. But now on the streets of New Taipei that’s no problem at all, because a giant umbrella opens right on the sidewalk to block all UV rays.

The large sunshade slowly opens, covering the open sidewalk with an 18.5 square meter shadow.

Member of public
Likes the umbrella
It’s pretty useful because the sun is so strong. If I’m waiting for the light, I want to wait there.

Member of public
Likes the umbrella
Enjoying the shade
It’s great for this kind of busy intersection. It would be even better if it was for rain too.

This umbrella is a smart sunshade like Korea has in Seoul. New Taipei has been testing them out on two busy intersections that don’t have any natural shade. The umbrella is solar powered and automatically opens when it’s hot and sunny. If it detects heavy rains or strong winds, it will close.

Lin Chao-hsien
City transportation official
Taiwan’s weather is unlike Korea’s. Taiwan has more typhoons, and they definitely tend to be stronger. We built the foundation about twice as large as the one in Korea, mainly to make it more stable than the one there.

While the foundation designed in Korea was 45 by 45cm, New Taipei built it at 90 by 90cm. Even with a stronger foundation, the Transportation Department has been testing them for six months to make sure they can withstand Taiwan’s typhoons and heavy rains.

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