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The modified BMW 5-series was out- fitted with Aptiv’s autonomous driv- ing technology. A human driver sat in the driver’s seat and a represen- tative from Aptiv ( formerly Delphi Automotive) sat in the passenger seat. Nandita Mangal from Aptiv explained that according to Nevada law, the man in the driver’s seat would actually drive the car while we were on private property (the parking lot of the convention cen- ter and any hotel parking lots), but when we were on the street, the car would go into autonomous mode. Mangal is in charge of the user experience when it comes to Aptiv’s autonomous driving technology. We had a fascinating discussion about the pros and cons to the consumer when autonomous vehicles become mainstream. I was a little nervous at first but trusted the computers and sensors. I also recognized that riding in a regular vehicle was more dangerous with potential human error. There was a lot of traffic on the streets along with a torrential downpour, but the autonomous vehicle did very well. At one point, two men quickly jumped out of a taxi in front of our vehicle and the autonomous system reacted immediately by slamming on the brakes. The large screen on the dashboard, which shows what the vehicle senses, showed the two men as green blobs on the screen from the car’s thermal cameras. The 45-minute ride through traffic was very impressive and gave me a sense of the technology to come in the autonomous vehicle industry. We are still far away from this tech- nology becoming mainstream and even more years away from level 5, which is a fully autonomous system that expects the vehicle’s perfor- mance to equal that of a human driver in every driving scenario. As Talla explained, it is at level 5 that we’ll be able to sit in the backseat reading a book while our vehicle autonomously drives us around. ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS Some of the other highlights at CES included meeting with Israeli entrepreneurs at Eureka Park. These startups from the Silicon Valley of the Middle East are focused on all sorts of innovative technology from artificial intelligence and cybersecu- rity to healthcare and water safety. Gal Rozov, an Israeli inventor who is the founder and CEO of FoldiMate, a laundry folding robot, was excited to tell me his invention would be available to the public later this year. I’ve been following FoldiMate’s journey over the years as I think it will be a game-changer for consum- ers. FoldiMate won CES Innovation Awards in 2017 and 2018. It will cer- tainly be a practical invention that will improve our lives. Just think of all the time you’ll save by no longer folding your clothes. I also thought a Roomba-like ten- nis ball collecting machine was a smart invention. The little device is controlled by your smartphone and picks up all the tennis balls on a court during a lesson and then brings them back to you using GPS. Another practical product I saw was the PhoneSoap 2.0. Think of it as a bath for your phone. Scientists have said that your phone is full of dangerous germs and bacte- ria, which can cause influenza. Since you can’t wash your phone, PhoneSoap neutralizes the bacteria that other phone cleaners can’t kill. CES is by far the world’s pre- eminent technology showcase and innovation catalyst. It’s something I look forward to attending each year. The innovation gets me excited for a future full of surprises. In the world of technology, as CES 2018 clearly demonstrated, the best is yet to come. • Rabbi Jason Miller is an educator, entrepre- neur and blogger. He is president of Access Technology in West Bloomfield. Follow him on Twitter at @RabbiJason.