Taiwan's local election campaigning is going digital, with a DPP candidate in Keelung using AI cartoons to sell his transport plans — a neutral-to-positive sign for voters who want policy in plain language.

• Tung Tzu-wei, the DPP's candidate for Keelung mayor, rolled out a series of short AI-animated clips explaining his platform.
• The first one covers highway commuting, with the promise of smooth mornings out and easy evenings home.
• The main pledge is widening National Highway 1 between Wudu and Xizhi to six lanes, which would lift traffic speeds from a crawl to something close to normal highway pace.
• Longer term the plan is an elevated section, pushing long trips onto the highway and short trips onto surface roads.
• The characters come from a local Keelung designer and the voice is the candidate's own, with AI used only for the animation.

Outlook: More clips on other issues are planned as the campaign leans on social media to reach commuters and younger voters.