Leading Japanese electronics manufacturer Murata has partnered with Israel’s Autotalks (see here previously) to launch the most mature mass-market ready V2X (vehicle to anything) communications module. It will operate with either of the two global V2X communication standards. https://www.murata.com/en-eu/news/connectivitymodule/v2x/2022/1121

Israel’s Otonomo (see here previously) has been awarded “Fleet Management Innovation of the Year” by the 2022 AutoTech Breakthrough Awards. Otonomo’s Maintenance and Mileage dashboards provide customers with a 360-degree view of all relevant vehicle data. https://otonomo.io/press-releases/otonomo-wins-top-recognition-from-2022-autotech-breakthrough-awards-for-fleet-management-innovation-of-the-year/

Torr FoodTech raised $12 million; Piggy raised $7.7 million; Carteav raised $6.5 million;

This article about Jerusalem’s rising innovators includes Housetable, which provides finance for families below the normal bank-lending threshold. Housetable uses Artificial Intelligence to deduce how much a home would be worth on completion of renovation work. https://www.housetable.com/ https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-721937

Eran Kravitz, co-founder and CTO of Israel’s Shopic (see here previously) describes his company’s shopping device and system that speeds up the checkout process. Shopic is working with Israeli supermarket giant Shufersal and several North American supermarkets. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rkojinqui

Following the success of a Free Trade Agreement with the United Arab Emirates (see here previously), Israel has successfully completed the first round of FTA talks with Bahrain. Israel’s Economy ministry remarked on the “quick progress in the negotiations”. https://unitedwithisrael.org/israel-bahrain-free-trade-talks-enjoy-successful-first-round/