Automobile

For Michael Wilshire, Chief Strategy and CTO at BloombergNEF, adoption of electric vehicles will likely be accelerated once price parity is achieved with conventional cars.

Founded in 1997 through the merger of a seating manufacturer and exhaust system supplier, Faurecia has developed into one of the world’s leading automotive technology companies.

“Our brand DNA has three elements: We’re audacious, we’re progressive, and we’re distinctly Korean,” Yilmaz said.

Whether it is Mobileye, Waze, Moovit or a wide range of emerging automotive cyber security start-ups, Israel has cemented its status as a leader in automotive innovation.

"We essentially took the insect's head and put it on one piece of hardware, which you just connect to your car or vehicle."

"He's the greatest communicator who's ever come down the pike in the history of the industry."

The company is seeking to identify start-ups in the fields of connectivity, sensors, automated-systems research, in-vehicle monitoring and cybersecurity.

"Tel Aviv is a very interesting place for us because we have some road conditions that we didn’t experience in our domestic markets," Artem Fokin head of business development said.

The Jetsons introduced the idea of the flying car into the minds of American children. Now, an Israeli start-up is working on turning the flying car into reality.