Israel probably isn’t the first place you’d think of for car technology. But it’s a big player in the Internet of Things, and as cars become more automated and connected to the cloud, Israel is also emerging as a hub for automobile technology.
Nearly all the large Japanese manufacturers, and many American and European car makers, are opening R&D centers in and around Tel Aviv.
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And as part of that process, manufacturers are discovering that Israel is good at other things, too. Honda Silicon Valley Lab senior program director Nick Sugimoto says on a recent visit he’s been looking at “a lot of interesting tech in a wide variety of areas: battery technology, materials technology, IT, connected vehicles, and more. Israel is very good at all of these, and more”.
Honda is just the latest car company to take an interest in what Israeli startups can do to give them an edge in the evolving connected car technology ecosystem.
Read the full story at ZDnet, By David Shamah for Tel Aviv Tech
