(Foreign Affairs) Avi Jorisch - Almost every global automaker is working feverishly to create the ultimate self-driving machine. Industry experts predict that fully autonomous cars will be on the road by 2030. Israel is playing a major part in all this, developing a significant number of the technologies required to enable self-driving vehicles to run. Future cars will rely more on software. Israel's edge in information technology and cybersecurity gives it a competitive advantage. Companies focusing on the global automobile production sector comprise 15% of Israel's industry sector, and their numbers are growing steadily. In the last two years, Israeli automotive startups have raised $820 million. Over 500 Israeli companies are currently focused on creating the infrastructure for driverless vehicles. The writer is a senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council.
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