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JERUSALEM, June 13-- Hundreds of Israeli startups showed their best transport technologies in front of buyers, and potential partners from the global automobile industry, at a major smart mobility event. The seventh edition of the annual smart transportation event organized by EcoMotion was held in the coastal city of Tel Aviv from Monday to Thursday, attracting over 1,000 senior executives from international companies in the field of transportation and hundreds of vehicle industry leaders. EcoMotion is a joint venture of the Israeli Innovation Institute, the Alternative Fuels and Smart Transportation Administration and the Ministry of Economy. On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in his office with Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman William Clay Ford who was an honored guest of the EcoMotion week. "Israel has finally got an automotive industry. We tried, when I was a young officer, we had cars, Israeli-made, fiberglass cars," said Netanyahu. "And that's just changing transportation." Other global companies participating in the conference included VW, Magna, Harman, Aptiv, Lear, BP Ventures, SNCF, Deloitte, Bosch, Daimler and more. The event presented the latest technological developments in smart transportation, including an exhibition of some 130 Israeli and international startups. Also on the EcoMotion Week, Ford opened its Israeli research center aimed at searching for technology partners in connectivity, sensors, in-vehicle monitoring, and cybersecurity. | 
