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China’s autonomous car market eyes Israel with suspicion amid technology security fears

29.10.24|Tomer Hadar
As Chinese companies rise in smart driving, accusations against Israeli firms intensify, sparking nationalistic backlash.
מכוניות סיניות 3 סין רכב סיני מכונית סינית ממתינות להעמסה על ספינה ב נמל יאנאטי בסין

The next auto war: China vs. Europe

03.09.24|Tomer Hadar
 Why Beijing's pollution tariffs are more about power than the planet.
רכב אוטונומי של מובילאיי ו פורד בניסוי ב ירושלים

The Blame Game: Who will be liable when autonomous vehicles crash?

21.02.21|Tomer Hadar
Israel’s Ministry of Justice asked the public to weigh in on regulations for self-driving cars. One thing’s for certain — expect insurance premiums to rise
דורון חמו נספח כלכלי מינכן

Israeli innovation in demand for German auto industry‘s next-gen vehicles

28.08.20|Allon Sinai
Trade rep to Munich says post-Covid business practices make linking Israeli and German companies easier
פקקים כבישים כביש 4 אוגוסט 2017 מכוניות כלי רכב

Car cybersecurity companies move up a gear in preparation for new era

06.07.20|Tomer Hadar
Israeli companies are bracing for new UN regulations that will require cars to be better prepared for hacks and will become mandatory in Europe in the summer of 2022
בן וולקוב אוטונומו

Car Data Broker Otonomo Raises $46 Million

30.04.20|Meir Orbach
Otonomo develops ways to monetize data collected by smart cars, acting as a middleman between carmakers and third-party companies that offer automotive-related services
אלון מאסק מייסד מנכ"ל טסלה מכונית חשמלית

Tesla Leases Showroom in Tel Aviv

09.01.20|Udi Etsion, Tomer Hadar, and Shlomit Tsur
A Calcalist delegation that visited the building found several of Tesla’s cars already on the premises, with its popular Model 3 comprising the majority of the vehicles
רכב טויטה קאמרי הייבריד

Israel Wants Its High Ranking Officials to Drive Hybrid Cars

02.12.19|Tomer Hadar and Udi Etsion
The government has issued a tender for nearly 1,000 hybrid vehicles and is looking to spend no more than NIS 230,000 ($66,157) per vehicle
נתיבים מהירים ונתיבי תחבורה ציבוריים לאורך איילון

The Problem With HOV Lanes

13.10.19|Dov Greenbaum
Earlier this month, Israel inaugurated its first HOV lanes. Now it remains to be seen what creative methods local drivers adopt to gain entry to this coveted road real estate
ועידת ברלין 2019 טלי מילר

In Ten Years, 30% of Cars Will Be Electric, Says SoftWheel Vice President

21.02.19|Omer Kabir
SoftWheel develops a shock absorbing wheel that includes an in-wheel adaptive suspension system for the automotive, bicycle, and wheelchair industries
איירבוס איירבס מכונית מעופפת 3

The Car of the Future Is Manufactured Under the Tax Laws of the Past

18.09.18|KPMG, a CTech Partner
At the moment when the auto world is facing its fourth industrial revolution, outdated tax laws are threatening to hinder the wheels of progress
פקק מ כיוון אם המושבות פתח תקווה ל כיוון תל אביב

Since 2000, The Number of Vehicles on Israeli Roads Nearly Doubled

16.09.18|Lior Gutman
According to a new report by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics, the total length of roads in the country increased by just 19% over the same period
מימין מייסדי Vroom אלון בלוך ו אלי וורטמן

Online Used-Car Retailer Vroom Is Looking to Raise $70 Million, Report Says

02.09.18|CTech
TechCrunch reported Sunday that the New York-based company has already raised $30 million towards its goal
ברנארד מאייר מנכ"ל סקודה העולמית מכוניות 2

Skoda Invests $1.5 Million in Auto Tech Startup Anagog

19.07.18|Tomer Hadar
Tel Aviv-based Anagog develops technology to track drivers and predict their needs based on data from their mobile phones
שחר וייסר מייסד ו מנכ"ל גט gett סטארטאפים מבטיחים

The Tables Are Turning on Gett

16.07.18|Hagar Ravet
Gett may have been at one point a roaring startup. Now, it’s becoming a ride-hailing loser
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Telit Sells Automotive Unit to China’s TUS International for $105 Million

13.07.18|Asaf Shalev
The company said that the sale would allow the company to reduce its debt and focus on its core business of making communication components for industrial machines
מייסדי  Aurora Labs זוהר פוקס ואורי לדרמן

Startup Raises $8.4 Million to Debug Automotive Code

11.07.18|Asaf Shalev
Aurora Labs, a startup based in Tel Aviv, says it is conducting pilots with three automakers
מכונית אפולו של באידו

Baidu Teams Up with Intel’s Mobileye to Make Self-Driving Cars Safer

03.07.18|Asaf Shalev
The Chinese tech company also said it would use Mobileye’s autonomous sensing system of cameras, computer vision hardware and software in its offering to China’s automakers
מבחן רכב יונדאי איוניק חשמלית

Hyundai Invests in Autonomous Vehicle Chipset Developer Autotalks

03.07.18|Asaf Shalev
The investment in Israel-based Autotalks is in the single-digit millions
ראש הבלוקשיין בפולקסווגן בנג'מין סינרם

Volkswagen Sees Blockchain-Enabled Cars in Its Future

29.06.18|Asaf Shalev
The car maker’s head of blockchain gave a talk in Tel Aviv about how the company is experimenting with distributed ledgers and cryptocurrencies together with groups like Iota and Energy Web Foundation