Transportation

20 stories about Transportation
פקק תנועה נתיבי איילון מכוניות

Too Many Cars, Not Enough Roads Turn Israel’s Tech Capital to Traffic Purgatory

01.02.19|Lior Gutman, Lilach Baumer, and Ari Libsker
Traffic congestion was estimated by government officials to costs Israel NIS 35 billion a year
קורקינט של Lime

Lime to Deploy Hundreds of E-Scooters in Tel Aviv Area in February

31.01.19|Meir Orbach
Former general manager of Uber Singapore Yaniv Goder will head Lime’s Israel operation
פרופ’ אמנון שעשוע מנכ"ל מובילאיי מסכם שנתיים באינטל

Mobileye CEO Outlines Israel’s Robotaxi Future

10.01.19|Galit Altstein
Intel’s Mobileye and Volkswagen AG plan to have hundreds of autonomous taxis on Tel Aviv’s streets by 2022, according to Mobileye co-founder and CEO Amnon Shashua
מובילאיי נהיגה אוטומטית

Mobileye Sketches Autonomous Vehicle Future at CES 2019

09.01.19|Lilach Baumer
The automotive chipmaker announced an agreement with the national mapping agency of the U.K., a partnership with French automaker Valeo, an autonomous public transportation project in China, and a new automatic measure to reduce accidents
רכב אוטונומי של מובילאיי ו פורד ב ניסוי ב ירושלים

Mobileye's Mathematical Approach is the Key to the Autonomous Vehicle Revolution, Says Chief Technology Officer

09.01.19|Omer Kabir
A leader in autonomous driving systems, Mobileye sees the future of car ethics in Mathematics
מבחן רכב רנו זואי 110R

Charge While You Drive Startup ElectReon Announces Successful Trial

06.01.19|Tomer Hadar
The Israel-based company announced on Thursday it has managed to power an electric car by driving over 25 meters of a specially designed road
שאטל נאביה

Israeli University to Deploy Driverless Shuttles on Campus

26.12.18|Udi Etsion
Bar-Ilan University will run a nightly pilot of the service as of February
פקק תנועה לונדון

Smart Mobility Startup Valerann Raises $5 Million Seed Round, Tech.eu Reports

25.12.18|CTech
The Tel Aviv-headquartered company announced a partnership with Bosch and Jaguar Land Rover in November
אורן שובל מיסד ויה  בשחור

After Launching Services in 21 Countries, Via Founders Come Home to Tackle Israeli Traffic Jams

21.12.18|Hagar Ravet
Israel’s notoriously congested roads sparked the idea that led the founders of carpooling firm Via to start the company. Now they’re planning to launch a pilot in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area
מוסף 50 הסטארטאפים המבטיחים דיימלר ויה via דניאל רמות אורן שובל

Ridesharing Company Via Launches Service in Tel Aviv

27.11.18|Hagar Ravet
After launching operations in cities like New York, Tokyo, Sydney, and Paris, Via arrives at the city whose unique van-based public transportation inspired its ridesharing model
בירד קורקינט bird תל אביב

Israel to Increase Regulation on Electric Bikes and E-Scooters

05.10.18|Tofi Stoler
Following a series of high profile and deadly accidents, the Israeli regulator considers requiring underage users of battery-powered bicycles to pass a road safety test
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
רכב מתקפל של City Transformer

Tired of Looking for Parking, Israeli Entrepreneurs Develop Foldable Car

09.09.18|Tofi Stoler
When folded, up to five City Transformer vehicles can fit into a single parking space
אנשים רוכבים על קורקינטים חשמליים של Bird ו־Lime ב סן פרנסיסקו

Electric Scooter-Sharing Company Bird Expands to Tel Aviv and Paris

01.08.18|Tomer Hadar and Tofi Stoler
Despite some limiting legislation, electric scooters are extremely popular in Israel, especially in Tel Aviv’s busy streets, where most local and international tech companies operating in the country choose to set up shop
פקק מ כיוון אם המושבות פתח תקווה ל כיוון תל אביב

Google’s Waze Partners With Mapping Company Esri to Help City Planners Shape Traffic

11.07.18|Tofi Stoler
In its geographic information system, Esri will offer a live feed of mapped traffic data and alerts based on information crowdsourced from Waze users
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The Transportation Transformation

06.07.18|Max Marine
The future of mobility invites optimism, but as transportation is changing, we should remember it is on us to chart the course
רכבת ישראל תחנת חדרה

Israel’s National Railway Adopts Contactless Credit Card Payments

03.07.18|Racheli Bindman
The new payment system will allow passengers to use credit cards equipped with an EMV chip to instantly pay for rides without needing to purchase a paper ticket or charge a pre-purchased card
נוסעים מחכים ל טיסות ב שדה תעופה בן גוריון

5.3 Million Passengers to Travel Through Tel Aviv’s Airport During Summer

02.07.18|Tomer Hadar
According to data published by Israel’s Ministry of Transportation, up to 100,000 incoming and outgoing passengers are estimated to pass through the airport during the busiest days of July and August
אופניים שיתופיים ofo אופו מימין ראש עיריית רמת גן ישראל זינגר מנכ"ל ofo ישראל

Ofo Bikes Used Over 1,000 Times a Day in This Israeli Town

28.06.18|Tomer Hadar and Tofi Stoler
In April, the Beijing-based bike sharing company launched two pilot programs in Israel—one in Ramat Gan, a town in the Tel Aviv area, and one at a research university campus, which was canceled earlier this week
איירובוטיקס רחפן נמל חיפה

Blockchain Project Focused on Autonomous Vehicles Raises $18 million in Coin Offering

27.06.18|Asaf Shalev
The DAV Foundation believes that the future of autonomous drones runs through crypto