Mobileye

No. 46: Michael Dell, Amnon Shashua, Safra Catz, Jan Koum, Brandon Korff, Dmitry and Igor Bukhman

Titans of tech, finance, and entertainment turning vast wealth into lasting impact.

(L-R, clockwise): Safra Catz, Michael Dell, Brandon Korff, Amnon Shashua, and Jan Koum
sraeli entrepreneur Shmuel Harlap at a conference of the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, held in Tel Aviv on March 28, 2019.

Prominent Israeli businessman, philanthropist Dr. Shmuel Harlap dies at 82

Prof. Amnon Shashua

Mobileye stock plummets following Amnon Shashua’s departure

Graphic novel ‘Between the River and the Sea’ by Hillel Cohen.

Jerusalem highlights: January 16-22


Exit nation? Israeli exits decline in 2018

"The Israeli start-up landscape in 2018 took another step in the global direction of more money funneled into less deals," said Benzi Segev, CEO of IVC Research Center.

A worker tends to systems in the back of a Mobileye autonomous driving test vehicle, at the Mobileye headquarters in Jerusalem, May 15, 2018

Mobileye to develop accurate maps of Britain’s road network

The latest agreement follows a year of pilot projects, with Ordnance Survey successfully integrating data collected by Mobileye into their geospatial database for Great Britain.

M1 ROAD SIGNS are seen near Nottingham.

Israel’s car technology sector triples in the last three years

The car tech revolution started very well in Israel with the location tracking device Waze being sold to Google for over $1 billion in 2013.

Waze

Mobileye slams 'new entrants' to field after fatal Uber crash

Israeli founded company says its technology could have prevented the death of Uber victim in fatal car crash.

A still frame taken from video released March 21, 2018 shows the exterior view of the self-driving Uber vehicle leading up to the fatal collision in Tempe, Arizona, U.S. on March 18, 2018.

Could Israeli night sensor tech saved life of driverless Uber crash victim?

“Imagine that you are driving in the dark, at night, and you see nothing in front of you,” said BrightWay Vision CEO Ofer David.

A still frame taken from video released March 21, 2018 shows the exterior view of the self-driving Uber vehicle leading up to the fatal collision in Tempe, Arizona, U.S. on March 18, 2018.

New beginning: To be a mensch

Entering 2018, the year of Israel’s 70th birthday celebrations

Former president Shimon Peres welcomes representatives of Israel’s non-Jewish communities at his Jerusalem residence in honor of the approaching New Year of 2010

Kahlon: No import taxes for gadgets and clothes

Some economists criticize the move as fiscally irresponsible.

A pile of smartphones

Israel's auto-tech industry attracts NIS 65b in 2017

Israel's auto-tech industry is buzzing as Mobileye is installed in Chinese buses, startups close large financing rounds and carmakers open offices in Israel.

A vehicle equipped with Mobileye technology

Defending Jerusalem as a ‘real ecosystem’

Cognitive dissonance is alive and well in the Israeli business press, particularly as it pertains to Jerusalem.

PANGO, an Israeli parking app, is seen on a smartphone in Jerusalem earlier this year. A band of young entrepreneurs, policy makers and investors are starting to change the Jerusalem ecosystem and bring it in line with Tel Aviv as a modern, hi-tech hub.

#25 Amnon Shashua and Ziv Aviram - Keeping our roads safe

While not all is rosy for the hi-tech giant - the company is currently battling accusations of insider trading - it is poised to change the automotive world.

Mobileye co-founders Amnon Shashua (left) and Ziv Aviram.