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Ford Opens Innovation 
Center in Tel Aviv
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ill Ford, executive chairman of 
Ford Motor Company, was in 
Tel Aviv June 12 to open the 
doors of its new Ford Research Center 
in the heart of the city’
s burgeoning 
technology community.
The new center will serve as a 
research hub augmenting Ford’
s 
global Research and Advanced 
Engineering team. It will also support 
Ford’
s automotive and mobility busi-
nesses by identifying technologies and 
start-up companies in the fields of 
connectivity, sensors, automated-sys-
tems research, in-vehicle monitoring 
and cyber security. The center will 
include a vehicle lab to support proof 
of concept efforts and AI work.
“We recognize the importance of 
being in one of the world’
s leading 
innovation communities and ecosys-
tems,” Ford said. “This new center is 
not only an expansion of our existing 
research and innovation centers but 
provides an opportunity to join a 
growing innovation community in 
Israel.”
Ford has been working with local 

companies and partners in Israel’
s 
tech community for nearly a decade 
to identify innovative emerging tech-
nologies. The center in Tel Aviv will 
operate closely with Ford’
s subsidiary, 
SAIPS, led by Udy Danino, founder 
and CEO, who has also been appoint-
ed as Israel technical director for the 
new center. SAIPS is an Israeli com-
puter vision and machine learning 
company, which Ford acquired nearly 
three years ago.
“Expanding Ford’
s presence in 
Israel with the new research center 
will allow us to engage with the best 
technology and leading companies a 
lot faster, and further support Ford’
s 
goals of bringing together our vehicle 
and technology expertise to create 
new solutions to meet the mobility 
challenges of today and tomorrow,” 
Danino said.
The Ford Research Center, Israel, is 
located in the new Adgar360 building 
in Tel Aviv. The center joins Ford’
s 
global network of research centers, 
including Aachen, Germany, Nanjing, 
China, and Dearborn, Mich. ■

Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford Motor Company, spoke at the opening of the Innovation 

Center in Tel Aviv on June 12.

The new center will serve as 

a research hub augmenting 

Ford’
s global Research and 

Advanced Engineering team.

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