



{"id":56,"date":"2015-08-17T06:23:23","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T06:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pioneer-mea.com\/?page_id=56"},"modified":"2019-04-09T11:34:22","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T11:34:22","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/azureuser.doptortech.com\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<ul class=\"history-pioneer\">\n<li>\n<table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\">1937<\/td>\n<td width=\"4%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"92%\">Pioneer&#8217;s founder, Nozomu Matsumoto, develops\u00a0the A-8 dynamic speaker.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">1938<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Jan.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Fukuin Shokai Denki Seisakusho (precursor of Pioneer) is founded in Tokyo.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">1947<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">May<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Fukuin Denki Kabushiki Kaisha is incorporated.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">1953<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Dec.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduced Hi-Fi Speaker PE-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">1961<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Jun.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Company name changed to Pioneer Electronic Corporation (now Pioneer Corporation).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Oct.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Shares are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Second Section.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">1962<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Jun.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduces the world&#8217;s first\u00a0separate stereo system.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">1966<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Mar.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Establishes sales subsidiaries in Europe and the U.S.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">1968<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Feb.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Shares are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">1975<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Nov.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduces the world&#8217;s first\u00a0component car stereo.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">1977<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Dec.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduces the world&#8217;s first two-way addressable CATV system in the U.S. (with Warner Cable).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">1979<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Feb.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduces Industrial-use laser optical video disc player.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">1980<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Jun.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduces\u00a0VP-1000 LD player\u00a0for home use in the U.S.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">1982<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Oct.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduces LD Karaoke system for business use.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">1984<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Oct.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduces the world&#8217;s first car CD player.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">1985<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Dec.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduces Pioneer&#8217;s first 40-inch\u00a0projection monitor.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">1990<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Jun.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduces the world&#8217;s first\u00a0GPS car navigation system.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">1992<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Oct.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduces the world&#8217;s first 4x speed CD-ROM changer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">1996<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Jun.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Tokorozawa Plant earns ISO 14001 certification.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Dec.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduces DVD player and the world&#8217;s first\u00a0DVD\/LD\/CD compatible player\u00a0for home use.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">1997<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Jun.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduces the world&#8217;s first DVD-based car navigation system.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Oct.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduces the world&#8217;s first DVD-R drive.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Nov.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduces the world&#8217;s first\u00a0OLED-equipped car audio product.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Dec.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduces the world&#8217;s first 50-inch high-definition XGA\u00a0plasma display\u00a0for consumer use.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">1998<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Jun.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduces the world&#8217;s first DVD-based GPS car navigation system featuring 8.5GB dual-layered DVD disc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Oct.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduces new corporate logo.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">1999<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Dec.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduces the world&#8217;s first\u00a0DVD recorder compatible with the DVD-RW format.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">2001<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Jun.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduces HDD-based GPS car naviga-tion system.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">2002<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Nov.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduces a car navigation system with built-in wireless communication module.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">2003<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Sep.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Total shipment worldwide of PC-use recordable DVD drives surpasses 5 million units.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">2004<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Jul.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduces the world&#8217;s first\u00a0DVD player for professional DJs and VJs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">2006<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Apr.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduces BDR-101A Blu-ray Disc\/DVD internal drive for PCs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Jun.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduces PDP-5000EX, the world&#8217;s first\u00a050-inch 1080p plasma display.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Dec.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduces\u00a0BDP-HD1, BD player in North America.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">2007<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Jun.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduces\u00a0plasma TV &#8220;KURO&#8221;\u00a0offering stunning black reproduction.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">2008<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Jul.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Succeeds in developing world&#8217;s first 16-layer BD-compatible optical disc with 400GB.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Sep.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Introduces speaker unit\u00a0PE-101A\u00a0to celebrate the 70<sup>th<\/sup>anniversary of the foundation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">2009<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Sep.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">All of Pioneer&#8217;s main production sites in Japan obtain the certification of ISO14001.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Oct.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (Group) and Pioneer form a joint venture on car navigation business in China. (Anyo Pioneer Motor Information Technology Co., Ltd.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Nov.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Moves head office to Kawasaki.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">2010<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Feb.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation and Pioneer conclude business and capital alliance agreement on organic light emitting diode (OLED) Lighting.<br \/>\nIntroduces world&#8217;s first\u00a0speaker with HVT (Horizontal-Vertical Transforming)\u00a0technology.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">May.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Pioneer has formulated a new corporate vision : &#8220;Spread the smiles. Feel the vibes. Share the passion. Pioneer engages you anytime, anywhere.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/global.pioneer\/en\/info\/profile\/vision\/\">Group Vision<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">2011<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Feb.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">&#8220;Pioneer Plaza Ginza&#8221; opens at Ginza, Tokyo as a showroom and for customer communication.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Apr.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">NTT DOCOMO, Inc. starts &#8220;docomo Drive Net<sup>TM<\/sup>&#8221; navigation service for smart phone.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">May<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">New Cyber-Navi with augmented reality (AR) scouter mode\u00a0is introduced, which displays an actual image and overlays the route guidance and other information obtained by proprietary image analysis technology.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Aug.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Pioneer and Asia Optical Group of Taiwan agree to establish a production joint venture in Brazil since September, 2011.<br \/>\nPioneer strengthens the strategic alliance with Suning and Suning starts sales of Pioneer-branded digital cameras.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">2012<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">May.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Carrozzeria &#8220;Raku-Navi&#8221; series achieved the accumulated shipment of 3,000,000 units (since February of 1998 to May of 2012)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Jul.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Pioneer introduces the world\u2019s first car navigation system in Japan (Carrozzeria &#8220;Cyber-Navi&#8221;) with\u00a0the Head-Up Display\u00a0to project augmented reality information in front of the windscreen.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Oct.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Pioneer starts shipping of organic EL lighting modules with color-mixing and dimming fuction which achieved high brightness and high luminous efficiency.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">2013<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Jan.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Pioneer establishes the new company &#8220;Pioneer OLED Lighting Devices&#8221; to produce OLED lighting panels.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Mar.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">ROHM Co., Ltd. and Pioneer suceeed in terahertz imaging using small semiconductor element &#8220;resonant tunneling diode.&#8221;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Sep.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Pioneer introduces world first\u00a0wireless portable BD\/DVD\/CD writer drive.<br \/>\nPioneer introduces world first\u00a0cyclocomputer and pedaling monitor sensor\u00a0which enable to visualize users&#8217; pedaling.<br \/>\nPioneer and Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation start shipping the OLED lighting sample module with a wet coating process for a light-emitting layer first in the world.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Dec.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Pioneer and NTT docomo jointly develop &#8220;Docomo Drive Net Info&#8221; App to provide new car telematics and infotainment services. (Provided as the service of NTT docomo.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Mar.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Commercialization of OLED lighting for makeup for the exclusive use of Shiseido.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Sep.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Pioneer forms business alliance with Treasure Data to develop big data\u2010driven services for the automotive industry.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Dec.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Pioneer started shipping medical laser blood flow meters to JMS Co., Ltd.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">2015<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Jan.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Pioneer launched Vehicle Assist, a telematics service for fleet vehicles.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Mar.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Pioneer announced subscription to the new shares of common stock of Onkyo Corporation and the completion of the transfer of Pioneer Group\u2019s home AV business, phone business and headphone-related business to the Onkyo Group.<br \/>\nPioneer and KKR agreed with the Pioneer DJ share purchase.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">May.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Pioneer formed a business alliance with RecoChoku Co., Ltd. on Flat-rate system music streaming service for cars. (launched CYBER NAVI equipped with music streaming function)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Jun.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Pioneer formed a business alliance with Tokio Marine &amp; Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. in Telematics Service Business.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Jul.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Pioneer Launched In-Car Rearview Mirror Telematics Unit which can cooperate with 3rd Party Cloud-Based Solutions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Aug.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Pioneer developed of a dimming and color tuning-type OLED lighting panel with a wet coating process for a light-emitting layer. (Mass production shipping scheduled to start in early 2016)<br \/>\nPioneer developed \u201cCar Beacon Service Platform,\u201d the first telematics solution in the industry to fully utilize the beacon terminal for automobiles. (Tokio Marine &amp; Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. decided to use the platform for its automatic accident report support service)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Sep.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Pioneer launched in-car trials for development of 3D-LiDAR high-performance, compact, low-cost driving space sensor.<br \/>\nPioneer came to a Basic agreement to discuss with HERE on the utilization of advanced maps, in support of automated driving and advanced driving support.<br \/>\nPioneer concluded a capital investment and business alliance agreement with SyncPower Corporation.<br \/>\nPioneer formed a business alliance with Baidu in the field of telematics in China.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Oct.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Pioneer announced the establishment of PT PIONEER ELECTRONICS INDONESIA, a sales subsidiary in Indonesia. (Established: May, Operation commenced: August, Import business scheduled: November)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Nov.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Pioneer collaborated on ADAS-related technologies with a venture company, an affiliate of Tsinghua University Suzhou Automotive Research Institute in China.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Dec.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Pioneer announced completion of payment for zero coupon convertible bonds due 2020 issued through third-party allotment. (It received 15,075 million yen)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">2016<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Feb.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Pioneer established new production facility in Mexico (Start of operation: on February 2017)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Mar.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Pioneer moved its head office to the Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">Apr.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Pioneer developed a drowsiness detection unit capable of detecting sleepiness of a driver.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">May.<\/td>\n<td width=\"412\">Pioneer and HERE agreed to perform proof experiment utilizing Pioneer\u2019s 3D-LiDAR towards building a \u201cData Ecosystem\u201d.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1937 Pioneer&#8217;s founder, Nozomu Matsumoto, develops\u00a0the A-8 dynamic speaker. 1938 Jan. 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