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Israeli automotive cybersecurity company closes $30M Series B from Renault, Volvo Group, Hyundai, Nationwide

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Israel-based Upstream Security, a cybersecurity company targeting solutions for connected vehicles, closed a $30-million Series B funding round led by Renault Venture Capital and including Volvo Group Venture Capital, Hyundai, Hyundai AutoEver, Nationwide Ventures and others. Transactional Security Engine. Contextual Security Engine.

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Better Place Opens First EV Demonstration Center; Dor Alon to Deploy Battery Switch Stations in Israel

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Better Place announced the grand opening of the company’s first electric vehicle (EV) battery switch demonstration center in Israel. In the near future, the Better Place Center will have the Renault Fluence ZE for demonstrations, which will be available in Israel in 2011. Earlier post.). The Center, which includes 1 1.5-km

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Wireless EV charging roads piloted in the U.S., Europe

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Israel-based company Electreon is one such company piloting wireless roads, as detailed in a report from CNBC on Monday. million project, which Electreon calls a “pre-commercial demonstration project” of the electrified road concept. The Swedish government helped finance the vast majority of the $10.5-million In the U.S.,

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Better Place closes $200M Series C financing; valuation now $2.25B

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Existing shareholders, including Israel Corp., The company will launch its initial commercial service in Israel and Denmark early next year and has already announced a series of consumer offerings for electric mobility services that it says are competitive with gasoline-based cars.

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Better Place Launches Switchable-Battery Electric Taxi Project in Tokyo; Converted Crossovers with A123 Systems Packs

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The project marks the next major milestone leading up to a complete system test of all components of the company’s electric vehicle solution in Israel before year-end. By year-end, Better Place will test all components of its solution in Israel as the company continues to gear up for commercial launch in Israel and Denmark in late 2011.

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Ford targeting highly autonomous vehicle for ride-sharing in 2021; new tech company investments, staffing up in Silicon Valley

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Ford intends to have a high-volume, highly autonomous SAE level 4-capable vehicle in commercial operation in 2021 in a ride-hailing or ride-sharing service. It is being specifically designed for commercial mobility services, such as ride sharing and ride hailing, and will be available in high volumes.

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Are You Ready for Workplace Brain Scanning?

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Neural sensors are now reliable and affordable enough to support commercial pilot projects that extract productivity-enhancing data from workers’ brains. Two of the most interesting innovators in this field are the Israel-based startup. In an office in Herzliya, Israel, Sergey Vaisman sits in front of a computer.