[2] The service offered over 120 pre-developed stations,[3] covering a range of genres; these included Pop, Rock, Hip-Hop, R&B, Heavy Metal, Country, House, Techno, Classical, and Punk.
Aupeo relied on its technology to enable listeners to develop a personalized radio stream either by selecting a genre of music, an existing station with a pre-defined theme, or by typing in the name of an artist.
In collaboration with the Fraunhofer Society, Aupeo developed an algorithm which allowed the service to quickly identify certain musical qualities, automatically assigning genre classification.
[citation needed] Over the years, Aupeo teamed up with several leading manufacturers from the Mobile, PC, Connected TV/STB and Home Entertainment industry such as Loewe,[7] Philips,[8] Asus,[9] Acer,[10] Nokia,[11] Onkyo,[12] TechniSat[13] and Sonos.
service into Mini vehicles[15] Aupeo quickly expanded its platform availability to several car partners such as BMW,[16] Mercedes-Benz,[17] Honda, Toyota,[18] Ford,[19] Audi, Volkswagen[20] and Jaguar and Land Rover.
[21] In April 2013, the company was acquired by Panasonic Corporation of America and attempted to pivot towards providing entertainment and infotainment services in vehicles under the leadership of Detroit-based British executive David Taylor.
With Personal Radio by AUPEO!, consumers could also hear local and global news, sports, traffic and weather with their favorite music.
[27] Royalties were distributed to artists and labels through external performing rights organizations, including GEMA in Germany and the BMI in the United States.