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Elon Musk to meet with Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu next week: report

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Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is traveling to San Francisco next week. As noted in a report from The Times of Israel , Netanyahu would pay a visit to Silicon Valley before he heads to New York to speak at the United Nations General Assembly. During his visit, the official will reportedly meet with Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

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BMW i Ventures invests in Upstream Security to accelerate the development of connected vehicle cybersecurity solutions

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Israel-based automotive cybersecurity and data management company Upstream Security recently closed a Series C round which includes BMW i Ventures as a new investor. The pilot project was successfully completed by the BMW Technology Office in Israel.

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3D electrode company Addionics closes $27M Series A

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The funding round was led by Deep Insight, a deep tech investment firm founded and backed by Jeff Horing, the founder of Insight Partners, together with Catalyst Fund, Delek Motors and Dr. Boaz Schwartz. Earlier post.).

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Volkswagen launches new research collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory & University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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The research project aims to generate new insights into the technological and physical hurdles of high-power wireless charging for automobiles. Using Volkswagen’s expertise in vehicle integration, the teams also have been able to build from a charging power level of 6.6

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One Way Better Place Wins In Israel: Actual Customer Service

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After five weeks driving a Better Place electric car in Israel, I'm gaining a deeper insight into the company's plans. The Better Place annual subscription model, including service and support, costs more than the U.S. practice of buying an electric car outright and charging it at home.

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Electreon and ASPIRE to launch electrified roadway demo in Utah

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Israel-based Electreon, a developer ofin-road wireless electric vehicle charging technology for shared, commercial and passenger vehicles, and ASPIRE (Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification), an NSF-funded engineering research center, are launching a joint demonstration project.

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Israeli startups display self sustaining riding, sensors era at EcoMotion

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TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli car era startups hoping to reflect the luck of Mobileye showcased their inventions for challenge capitalists, automakers and Tier 1 providers right here at the once a year EcoMotion Occasion convention. Greater than 3,000 folk attended Tuesday’s exhibition.

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