Name Korea Automobile Insurance Repair Research and Training Center, KART
Owner Korea Insurance Development Institute (KIDI)
Shareholders Non-life insurance companies in Korea
Address 125-1
Susan-2Ri
Sulsung-Myun
Icheon
GyeongGi-Do
Korea
Fax  Int + 82-31-644-1690
Telephone  Int + 82-31-644-1600
Email  swshim@kidi.or.kr
Web Address http://www.kidi.or.kr/kart2
Main Activities
bulletSafety: High-speed crash testing, head restraint Research, car accident reconstruction
bulletVehicle Group Rating: Evaluation of new vehicles in respect of damageability and repairability
bulletRepair Time Schedule: Study of vehicle repair times, repair research and conduct of experiments in repair techniques
bulletRepair Cost Estimating System: Software development such as automobile repair cost computation on-line systems (AOS)
bulletTraining: Training Automobile technicians and estimating for insurance staff and adjusters
bulletAccident Investigation: Investigating the cause of car accidents
bulletStatistics research on automobile insurance and repair costs
bulletPublishing
Equipment
bulletCrash Impact Facility:
 - Test Track 240m x 70m
 - Driving Power: EVC (Electronic Controlled Vehicle) System 3 Sets
 - Barriers: Fixed & Moving Barriers
 - Dummy: Hybrid III 50% Male Dummy (75kg) 2 Sets/BioRID 1Set
 - DAS (Data Acquisition System): 96 Channels
 - High-speed Camera: 4 Units
 - Lighting: HMI System
bulletResearch Facility (Repair shop, Training facility, Painting shop, Pendulum)
bulletClassrooms (3)
bulletIT Centre
bulletDormitory and Restaurant
Strategic
Direction
bulletDirection controlling repair costs and reducing car ownership costs
bulletExtensive repair research and training of adjusters and repairers
bulletImproving damageability and repairability of passenger cars
bulletDevelopment of repair cost calculation system
bulletClose cooperation with related industries
Research Facility

 Korea Automobile Insurance Repair Research and Training Center, KART