Denso brings automotive technology R&D to Israel

Mar. 29, 2018 – With the goal of accelerating advanced technologies like automated driving, cybersecurity, and AI, Denso Corp. has unveiled its newest satellite R&D team in Israel, where it will collaborate with local startups starting next month.

Denso says its satellite R&D activities in Israel will build on the country’s surge in innovative technologies in fields spanning cybersecurity, telecommunications, AI, sensing, and software. “Israeli companies and tech startups have an established track record for successful collaboration with companies overseas, and are expected to play a major role in global innovation across a number of fields,” it says.

This is the newest satellite in Denso’s global R&D network located in key regions. The company recently announced an initiative to broaden R&D capabilities outside Japan, and in 2017, started satellite R&D activities in Helsinki, Finland, focusing on creating advanced technologies and services.
 
Headquartered in Kariya, Japan, Denso Corp. is a global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electronics and information and safety.