US chip giant, Intel is to invest $600 million into MobilEye – its Israeli autonomous vehicle hi-tech company. Intel is the largest private-sector employer in Israel. https://www.jns.org/intel-announces-600-million-boost-to-israel-operations/

Chinese automaker Geely will be installing SuperVision ADAS from Israel-based Mobileye in Lynk & Co’s Zero Concept electric vehicle. Mobileye will also shortly begin testing autonomous vehicles in Dubai and aims to roll out full Mobility-as-a-Service by 2023. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3851216,00.html https://nocamels.com/2020/09/mobileye-uae-autonomous-vehicles-dubai/

Israel-based Mobileye is to provide its EyeQ family of devices plus vision-processing software to the Ford Motor Company. EyeQ includes Lane-keeping and Pre-collision assist with automatic emergency braking. Ford will display Mobileye’s name on SYNC driver-assist displays. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3840611,00.html

I reported previously (May 2017) on Mobileye’s plans for its massive global development center in Jerusalem.  The cornerstone for the new campus has just been laid by Israel’s PM, together with the Economy Minister, the Jerusalem Mayor and Mobileye’s president … Continue reading →

Chinese tech giant Baidu is adding Mobileye as a technology provider to its Apollo autonomous driving platform. Mobileye’s Israeli-developed Responsibility Sensitive Safety model – a set of rules for how cars minimize the chance of an accident – will be … Continue reading →

I reported previously (5th Mar) that Chinese car-maker SAIC is opening an R&D center in Israel.  Now it is partnering with Israel’s Mobileye (part of Intel) to develop autonomous (self-driving) vehicles. Meanwhile, Virginia State is to install Mobileye systems all … Continue reading →

Timed for Jerusalem Day, Mobileye – Israel’s Jerusalem-based developer of advanced vision and driver assistance systems revealed the plans of its new campus, housing 4,000 employees. Eight buildings plus a 25-floor tower spread over 50,000 square meters in the Har … Continue reading →

Immediately after my last newsletter, Intel bought Israeli vehicle safety and automation systems company Mobileye for just over $15 billion, which makes it the biggest ever exit in the history of Israel’s high-tech industry. The company’s HQ will remain in … Continue reading →

Further to previous (Jan 2016) reports, Volkswagen and Mobileye now plan to implement a new navigation standard for autonomous driving starting in 2018. Future Volkswagen models will use the camera-based map and localization technology Road Experience Management™ from Mobileye. https://www.volkswagen-media-services.com/en/detailpage/-/detail/Swarm-data-paves-way-for-autonomous-driving-Volkswagen-and-Mobileye-sign-agreement/view/4560918