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A Hertz rental car is being scanned by Israeli startup UVeye's AI-driven inspection system. (Courtesy)
April 16, 2025, 4:22 pm
Hertz taps Israeli tech startup for automated inspection systems at US airports
UVeye, the developer of an AI-powered scanner that can run full vehicle inspections in seconds, will install at least 100 of its ‘MRI’ systems at Hertz bases
By Sharon Wrobel
The Mobileye office campus located at the Har Hotzvim tech park in Jerusalem, March 26, 2024. (Courtesy)
March 26, 2024, 4:55 pm
After seven years, Mobileye inaugurates new Jerusalem office campus
NIS 1 billion-plus complex in the Har Hotzvim tech park to be the main R&D site of the self-driving auto technology firm
By Sharon Wrobel
An illustrative photo of a Porsche (Panamera Turbo S-E Hybrid Executive) on a city street. (Porsche)
October 27, 2021, 2:03 pm
Porsche, Goodyear invest in Israeli smart car firm Tactile Mobility
Tactile Mobility’s software uses autonomous vehicle’s existing sensors to provide it with a better grasp of road conditions; company has existing agreements with Porsche, BMW
By Ricky Ben-David
Cobra, an Israeli maker of automotive safety devices and door-locking systems, launches its Mobile-Key technology to open cars via an app, no need for keys (Courtesy)
April 18, 2021, 5:15 pm
Lost your car keys, again? Israeli app offers smart, ‘key-free’ driving
Cobra launches Mobile-Key tech, allowing drivers to open and start vehicles using smartphones; hopes to start sales in US and Europe in coming months
By Shoshanna Solomon
A BMW logo over a Berlin showroom (CC BY Mangan 2002, Wikimedia Commons)
September 15, 2020, 4:05 pm
BMW to equip smart cars with Israeli tech to better ‘feel the road’
Tactile Mobility’s software uses autonomous vehicle’s existing sensors to provide it with a better grasp of road conditions; tech will be added to BMW vehicles starting 2021
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustration of a Porsche car equipeed with a TriEye SWIR camera. (Dr Ing.h.c.F Porsche AG)
January 2, 2020, 3:29 pm
Porsche looks to Israeli startup to bring better visibility to drivers
German sports car manufacturer will test out TriEye’s advanced camera technology to help improve driving in poor weather conditions
By Shoshanna Solomon
The software developed by Eyesight Technologies tracks eye movements to alert drowsy or distracted drivers (Courtesy)
November 12, 2019, 4:30 pm
Eyesight nabs $15m deal with US car maker for eye-tracking software
Startup’s software, which monitors driver alertness, will be integrated into two new car models with production starting in 2021
By Shoshanna Solomon
An illustrative image of smartcars on the road (LV4260; iStock by Getty Images)
April 23, 2019, 12:00 pm
US startup Smartcar accuses Israeli rival Otonomo of plagiarism
California-based firm says Herzliya startup is ‘illegally cloning’ its API documentation; Otonomo insists its intellectual property is its own but will look into matter
By Shoshanna Solomon
A BMW logo over a Berlin showroom (CC BY Mangan 2002, Wikimedia Commons)
February 21, 2019, 4:00 pm
German carmaker BMW to set up Tel Aviv center to scout for new tech
A BMW team will work with startups to further develop their technologies, and set up joint research projects with universities
By Shoshanna Solomon
Israels eyeSight Technologies helps avoid accidents by tracking driver drowsiness . (Courtesy)
December 9, 2018, 1:48 pm
Israeli AI tech to help avert accidents in China by tracking drivers’ drowsiness
EyeSight signs a multi-million dollar deal with China’s Exsun to outfit trucks with its tech in light of new safety regulations
By Shoshanna Solomon
As far as the eye can see: the Tel Aviv view from the Azrieli observatory (photo: Courtesy)
From the WebNovember 7, 2018, 3:02 pm
Audi mulls setting up Israel R&D center
Globes: The German carmaker is building a fleet of vehicles in Europe equipped with software that includes machine learning, environmental perception and mapping skills
The shortcut function of the Inpris Way, with each finger representing a different function: music, navigation, and phone (Courtesy)
August 5, 2018, 11:47 am
Swipe right for home: Israeli startup brings finger-motion tech to car commands
Jerusalem-based Inpris’s technology allows drivers to control music, phone calls, messaging, and navigation without taking eyes off road
By Ariella Gentin
Israel's SafeRide Technologies Ltd. aims to protect drivers from hackers by monitoring for threats and thwarting them before they come to fruition (YouTube screenshot).
July 23, 2018, 12:57 pm
Israeli startup seeks to head off hacking threats from connected cars
When SafeRide’s technology detects an anomaly it alerts a security operations center, which then decides how to respond
By Ariella Gentin
BrightWay Vision's night vision technology allows drivers to detect objects and people within a range of at least 250 meters (Courtesy)
July 22, 2018, 12:35 pm
Israeli startup uses army night-vision tech to help prevent car accidents
BrightWay Vision, which utilizes infrared to allow drivers to identify far-off objects in the dark and flag dangers, has sold hundreds of units to car manufacturing giants
By Shoshanna Solomon
Samsung's Young Sohn speaks at Samsung Innovation Summit in Tel Aviv (Courtesy)
From the WebMarch 7, 2018, 11:33 am
Samsung doubles down on Israeli auto tech
Calcalist: Samsung plans to showcase its push into auto technologies at an event to be held in Tel Aviv on Sunday
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