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febbraio 20, 2019 - BMW

BMW Group to expand global R&D network: Technology Office due to open in Tel Aviv in 2019.

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Munich. The #bmwgroup has been collaborating with Israeli firms from various technology fields for a number of years now. The company has now announced that it will open an office for trend and technology scouting in Israel. “Tel Aviv has one of the fastest growing #startup scenes in the world - especially in the important future fields for us such as autonomous driving or connectivity”, explained Klaus Fröhlich, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Development. “By establishing a presence in #telaviv, we will secure even faster access to the relevant trends and technologies, be it with startups or universities.”

The #bmwgroup #technologyoffice in #telaviv is due to open in Israel’s technology hotspot midway through 2019. The small, agile team consisting of experts from various disciplines will network intensively with local startups, evaluate and drive forward relevant trends, technologies and innovations. The full spectrum of technology enterprises based in Israel will be considered and the team will also seek to set up joint research projects with universities. In response to the announcement, the Israeli Minister of Economy and Industry, Eli Cohen, said: “The mobility and smart transportation sector is one of the fastest growing in the world.

The opening of the #bmwgroup #technologyoffice in Israel is a vote of confidence in the Israeli innovative companies and ecosystem.” Cohen added, “It is yet another proof that in this new era of the #automotive industry, with the strong focus on innovative technologies, the state of Israel can and does play a key role." In addition to the existing Technology Offices in the USA, China, Japan and South Korea, the #technologyoffice in #telaviv will be the fifth of its kind within the global R&D network of the #bmwgroup.

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