A product from Furuno Electric, a company headquartered in Nishinomiya, had been installed at a certain apartment building.
Here’s the hands-free gate product developed by Furuno Electric↓
It’s a device that automatically opens the gate if your car has an ETC onboard unit installed.Apparently, the ETC card doesn’t even have to be inserted.
Since you don’t need a remote control, that’s why it’s called a hands-free gate.
I have a feeling coin parking lots would become super convenient if this technology made automatic payment possible too.
World-class Furuno technology installed at a certain apartment building!
Furuno Electric, an incredibly impressive company with a global market share of over 40% in marine radar, is headquartered in Ashihara-cho, Nishinomiya City.
In addition to marine radar, Furuno Electric also makes GPS and ETC-related devices.
Among those products, a hands-free gate system for apartment buildings developed by Furuno Electric had been installed at a certain apartment building.
The apartment building in question↓

The apartment building is called “Geo Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Gardens.”
Gardens. This has nothing to do with it, but it’s an apartment building near that Gardens.
Hmm, take a closer look at this.

Believe it or not, right in front of the apartment parking lot↓

Ta-daa!
Furuno Electric’s headquarters!!
From this parking lot↓

right in front↓

is Furuno Electric’s headquarters!!
Take a look on Google Street View↓
On the left is Furuno Electric’s headquarters, and on the right is the apartment parking lot where the system was installed.
It’s also properly listed on Furuno Electric’s official website↓
Parking Gate for Apartment Buildings (No Remote Required) | Vehicle Management Solutions | Furuno Product Information
Furuno Electric’s world-class technology had even been installed in the parking lot of the apartment building right in front of it!
Here it is on the map↓
In Closing
I didn’t know Furuno Electric had a 40% global market share in marine radar until I looked it up. There was an amazing company like this right here in Nishinomiya.




















