Autonomous vehicles

Ukraine carries out first logistics mission using an amphibious UGV

The UGV traveled more than 40 km. while carrying ammunition and food supplies to frontline positions, moving across terrain that included rivers, canals, and marshland.

Ukraine said an amphibious ground robotic vehicle completed a 40km long logistics mission
Lital Leshem and Lee Moser founded Protego, Israel’s first and largest defense-tech venture capital firms after October 7 to support a growing number of start-ups in the field.

Protego Ventures closes $125m. Fund I, expands focus on early‑growth defense companies

AIR One eVTOL

Demystifying the eVTOL industry - opinion

Robotican's hybrid Rooster drone and autonomous dog robot

Fully autonomous robots are closer than you think- opinion


Tesla opens Tel Aviv pop-up shop

The company said that the shop in the Ramat Aviv Mall was "an opportunity for future owners to see the Model 3 up close and meet with Tesla staff." The pop-up exhibit will run for the next 3 months.

A TESLA Model X electric vehicle is shown in this picture illustration taken in Moscow last year.

Driverless vehicle testing to be promoted in new legislation in Israel

The draft for the legislation will concern itself with giving the minister the authority to set guidelines on how testing for these vehicles will be conducted.

A general view of a Mobileye autonomous driving test vehicle, at the Mobileye headquarters in Jerusalem

Hyundai, Kia say Apple car deal is off, puncturing investor dream

As recently as last week, media outlets including CNBC reported that a deal was close to being finalised. One South Korean report said the two companies were set to sign the deal on Feb. 17.

FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc. logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 16, 2019

Apple, Hyundai-Kia close to finalizing deal for Apple Car - report

“I doubt Hyundai is the only automaker they could strike a deal with: there could be somebody else," one source told CNBC.

FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc. logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 16, 2019

Autonomous vehicle testing may be coming to Israel

New legislation promoted by Transportation Minister Miri Regev, could finally allow autonomous vehicle testing without a human driver being present in the vehicle during testing.

Miri  Regev

Porsche to install Israeli autonomous technology into future vehicles

The Haifa-based Israeli startup secured $9 million in funding last October, with Porsche and Union Tech Ventures being the major investors in the round.

Porsche introduces its new Taycan 4S at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 20, 2019

Israeli startup TriEye partners with Porsche to create autonomous tech

The SWIR sensing technology developed by TriEye was manufactured to enhance visibility in unfavorable weather and night-time conditions.

Porsche introduces its new Taycan 4S at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 20, 2019

Study: Driverless cars must be designed around user personality to succeed

The researchers found that openness to experience impacted both information sharing and need for control preferences.

Yandex's autonomous car on a test drive in Tel Aviv, June 12, 2019

The semi-automation revolution

The fascinating story of a bricklaying robot

A ROBOT GIVES a demonstration at a tech conference in Las Vegas on January 8. The book explores the leaps forward and backward in robot technolog

Intel demos autonomous car equipped only with cameras in Jerusalem

Mobileye, Intel's Israel-based autonomous driving unit, showed the car navigating through four-way intersections with no traffic lights, and changing lanes to weave into traffic.

A general view of a Mobileye autonomous driving test vehicle, at the Mobileye headquarters in Jerusalem