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The report focuses on the evolution and impact of smart mobility trends globally, emphasizing Israel’s role. It discusses five key trends shaping the mobility sector: climate change, electrification, autonomous vehicles, shared transportation, and the increasing importance of software over hardware. The report highlights Israel’s significant contribution to global smart mobility, particularly in terms of per capita investment and innovation. It also explores challenges and opportunities within Israel’s ecosystem, including funding dynamics, government support, and the presence of multinationals.

Nearly all EU member states now offer some form of fiscal support to stimulate the market uptake of electric vehicles, but both the nature and the monetary value of such tax benefits and purchase incentives still differ widely across the European Union.

Robo-taxis promise affordable mobility. But with widely varying service costs across use cases and geography, providers must address operational and service issues to realize that promise.

The coming decade will see a significant technological revolution in the automotive industry. Electric vehicles will reduce direct emissions from vehicles to zero and autonomous / semiautonomous systems will allow entry of “zero-accident vehicles” into the market towards the middle of the decade.

The European Commission published a Communication last December which presented their strategy for a smart and sustainable mobility system in Europe as an important pillar for how to deliver a carbon-neutral economy in Europe by 2050. This strategy also provides a clear timetable on what the Commission expects to be delivered by the different transport modes as soon as 2030.

This communication shares a clear framework on how a more sustainable transport system across all transport modes should contribute to a carbon-neutral economy in Europe by 2050.

Despite Israel not having any vehicle manufacturers, Israel was invited by its advanced Autotech industry.