Israel's population is about 2.7% of the US population, but occupies 4% in Time magazine's list of the 100 most groundbreaking companies in the world for 2021. Relative to the size of the population, Israel is the star on the honorable list.
The Israelis on the list are Electraion, which has developed a unique technology for wireless charging of vehicles;
Percepto from Modiin, developer of autonomous skimmers;
Orcam Rider, the technology developer of an auxiliary device for scanning and reading texts, as well as SAP Planet, which was established in 2015 in Afula and developed sensors attached to agricultural produce and soil for monitoring and accurate recommendations, including the amount and watering dates.
The inventions were tested according to criteria of originality, creativity, efficiency, ambition and global influence.
Electraion received a score for its global impact, in part after countries such as Sweden, Germany, Italy and France announced their intention to implement thousands of miles of electric road infrastructure as part of their transport strategy for the next decade.
The intention is to create a pan-European network of electric roads, to meet the target of zero carbon emissions.
Recently, the French government issued a call for funding of € 200 million in wireless charging infrastructure projects, with the aim of providing a charging solution for heavy vehicles traveling long distances.
Earlier this week, the Swedish Ministry of Transportation issued a tender for the second phase of examining an electric road as a solution for heavy transport, the tender refers to a wide spread of about 42 km of commercial electric road on which electric trucks will move. Germany is promoting a number of calls for a test of wireless charging on highways and in addition, a number of states in the US, including Michigan, are publishing calls for tenders for electric-dynamic charging infrastructure.
The artificial intelligence system AIM, of Percepto from Modi'in, has also gained international interest in its developments.
Percepto skimmers currently operate at hundreds of infrastructure and industrial sites in the US, Europe, Australia, the UAE and more. The unique technology allows them to work even in conditions of darkness, rain, snow, heavy rain and fog and with a special permit to work beyond the operator's field of view. , Dead Sea factories and energy facilities in Dubai.
This coming Wednesday, Percepto will unveil innovations in the field of product and artificial intelligence adapted to the solar energy, mines, oil, gas and more industries.
As mentioned, the other two Israelis who have entered the honorable list of 100 pioneers are Orcam Read OrCam Read, which has developed a small device based on artificial intelligence that scans and reads texts for the blind.
The Israeli company Orcam won the Time magazine's list of the 100 most important inventions of the year for the second time.
Yes SupPlant from Afula, which developed sensors, are also based on artificial intelligence, which are attached to agricultural crops and soil and provide information and recommendations for irrigation, moisture and more.
Participated in the preparation of the article: Guy Levy
