AUO to Strengthen Smart Transportation Deployment by Partnering with SINTRONES and Becoming Its Shareholder
The development of 5G, big data, IoT, and artificial intelligence has driven the world’s innovation and prompted displays and intelligent applications to evolve, with the transportation sector also greatly influenced continuously. AU Optronics Corp. (“AUO”) (TWSE: 2409) today obtained around 7.7% shares of SINTRONES Technology Corp. (“SINTRONES“) (TPEx: 6680) from a major shareholder through block trading. The two parties hope to establish a strategic partnership for the AIoV ecosystem and develop comprehensive solutions for intelligent transportation and commercial vehicle networking platforms by acquiring shares and forging an alliance.
As a leading manufacturer of intelligent automotive displays, AUO provides rugged and flexible public information displays, center consoles, and dashboard products for land, sea, and air vehicles. AUO’s AIoV solutions for commercial vehicle networking—from cloud to ground—are designed to meet the evolving needs of fleet operation management.
In particular, AUO has developed advanced fleet and vehicle condition management and driving monitoring systems. These tools help transportation service managers get the whole picture and maintain real-time control of their fleet operations worldwide.
SINTRONES, a premier manufacturer of in-vehicle computers in Taiwan, has become a crucial partner to AUO. By combining SINTRONES’ market-leading smart transportation technologies with AUO’s innovative display solutions, this strategic partnership delivers complete, complementary advantages for customers in the intelligent transportation field.
Looking into the future, the demand for self-driving cars, IoV, and commercial fleet management will flourish with infinite prospects. AUO will provide cutting-edge vehicle display technologies and commercial vehicle networking solutions and work hand in hand with ecosystem partners to meet the application demands across diverse bright transportation fields.