FUNTORO
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Industry | Automotive & Commercial Electronics |
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Founded | 2008 |
Headquarters | New Taipei City,Taiwan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Scott Chen, Managing Director |
Products |
Telematics solutions Fleet Management Services Cloud Management Platform Commercial Digital AD solutions Media-on-demand Infotainment solutions MOD Technology Railway Infotainment solutions Sightseeing solutions Stadium & Arena solutions Hospitality solutions |
Website | http://www.funtoro.com/global/ |
FUNTORO is a Taiwan-based subsidiary brand of the Micro-Star International (MSI) group and a global provider of Telematics and Infotainment Solutions for commercial vehicles and venues. It is also the Tier 1 supplier of global OE manufacturers including Mercedes Benz, MAN, Scania and IRIZAR. It designs, develops and supplies Fleet management services, a Cloud management platform, commercial digital AD solutions, Media on Demand Infotainment solutions, Stadium & Arena solutions and Hospitality solutions to commercial sectors, public transportation and automotive industries. There are an estimated 1,000,000+ terminals across 38+ countries running the brands system on commercial vehicles, railway, stadium and other venues.[1][2][3][4]
History
- 2008 -FUNTORO was founded and is initially focused on Automotive Electronics’ research, development and software integration.[5] After becoming part of MSI (Micro-Star International) Group,[6] FUNTORO acquired experience and resources of embedded system and vehicle Telematics, resulting in a product-line expansion. In the same year also officially launched Media on Demand solutions[7] to provide passengers with multimedia entertainment and information for intercity long distance buses.[8]
- 2009 -FUNTORO expanded its business territory to Europe, UAE, Southeast Asia and obtained highest market share[9] in Turkey and Latin America.[10] In the same year, FUNTORO also released Telematics solutions for commercial vehicles providing functions like fleet management, safety monitoring, vehicle information, driver behavior and Cloud management platform for fleet managers.
- 2010 - FUNTORO MOD solutions entered the intercity bus market in Japan and started to cooperate with the biggest coach bus body builder in China- Yutong.[11] In the same year, equipped with FUNTORO Telematics solutions, a new generation of citybus in Taichung City makes commuters' daily life more convenient and informative.[12][13][14]
- 2011- started a cooperation with Autosound – the leading provider of bus and coach multimedia systems in United Kingdom.[15]
- 2012 - in cooperation with municipal government of Brazil, establishes a new series of city buses for its public transportation infrastructure in Rio de Janeiro. In the same year, FUNTORO cooperates with top 3 bus operators in Mexico – Primera Plus, Transpais and Omnibus de México.[16]
- 2013 - partners with two of the biggest bus fleet in Latin America – Cruz del Sur[17] and Tur-bus[18] to equip buses traveling between all major cities in Peru, Chile and Colombia with FUNTORO Infotainment solutions. Meanwhile, Lux Express and Student Agency, biggest international coach operators in the Baltic region& Czech Republic,launched their new luxury buses with FUNTORO solution.[19][20]
- 2013 - FUNTORO Railway Infotainment solutions started operation on railway routes in Central and Eastern Europe.[21]
- 2014 - Sightseeing bus “SKYBUS” in Kyoto, Hop-on Hop-off Sightseeing bus in Shanghai, Vienna Sightseeing Tram "Ring Tram" implement FUNTORO solutions. Taiwan Taxi implements FUNTORO Smart AD solutions, generating additional advertising revenue in the amount of multi-millions US dollars per year.[22]
- 2015 - Vodafone Park stadium in Istanbul, Turkey implemented FUNTORO Stadium & Arena solutions[23] as a part of its modernization project. The project was awarded "Project of the Year Award at The Stadium Business Design & Development Summit" in 2017.[24][25] Launched a new generation of Telematics solutions for Heavy duty trucks, coaches & buses.[26]
- 2016 - Sombat Tour in Thailand and Alsa, the biggest bus operators in Spain, implement FUNTORO Infotainment solution in their first-class coach buses.[27][28]
- 2016 - officially became a subsidiary-brand of MSI. Meanwhile, FUNTORO Hospitality solutions experience a steady growth in Hotel industry in Southeast Asia & Europe
- 2017 - started a cooperation with MAN, providing Telematics solutions along with a Cloud management platform for their Heavy duty trucks.[1] Conducted a railway modernization project with Government of India [29]
Awards
- Best Choice Award in Computex Taipei, 2017[30]
- Taiwan Excellence Awards, 2016[31]
- Best Choice Award in Computex Taipei, 2013[32]
- Outstanding IT Applications/Products Award, 2011[33]
- Taiwan Excellence 100 Award on ITS / Telematics, 2011
- Best Choice Award in Computex Taipei, 2010 [34]
- Grand BAAV Award in Busworld Asia, 2010
- Europe Autotec Prix Award, 2010[35]
- Innovation Award in Autotronics Taipei, 2010[36]
- Best Choice Award in Computex Taipei, 2009[37]
References
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- ↑ "FUNTORO Introduction". www.cefks.com. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- ↑ "微星車電賺錢了 上半年EPS逾1元 | 蘋果日報". 蘋果日報 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-12-21.
- ↑ "Multimedia On Demand System". Ubergizmo. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- ↑ "FUNTORO solution adds fun and excitement to road trips". www.computex.biz. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
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- ↑ "Autosound » Funtoro". www.autosound.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- ↑ "Viajando en ODM Plus". cokiemoster3.blogspot.tw. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
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- ↑ "Railway MOD". Railway MOD (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ↑ 中時電子報. "大車隊多媒體機 今年營收拚1億". 中時電子報 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ↑ "Arena Seating | Spectator Seating | Comfortable Stadium Seats | Outdoor Sports Seating". www.mirarena.com.tr. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- ↑ Turkish Football. "Liverpool FC & Las Vegas project pipped by Besiktas Vodafone Park for stadium 'Project of the Year Award'". Emre Sarigul. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
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- ↑ Association, Taiwan Telematics Industry. "(TTIA NEWS) KADIN & TTIA ICT/ Telematics Business Partner Summit - Taiwan Telematics Industry Association". Taiwan Telematics Industry Association. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- ↑ "Travel north in glamorous, first class 'Viengping Bus' (PHOTOS) | Coconuts Bangkok". Coconuts. 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
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- ↑ "Best Choice Award". www.computex.biz. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- ↑ "Intelligent Hotel Solution". www.taiwanexcellence.org. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
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