Integrating smart autonomous systems on roads is another step toward reducing accidents, Transport Minister Miri Regev said.
Israel’s Transport Ministry approved Tesla on Sunday to participate in a trial in which the company’s vehicles will drive on roads with supervised autonomous driving systems. That is, driving with autonomous systems while the driver sits in the driver’s seat and can take control at any time.
“The trial represents a significant part of Minister Miri Regev’s work plan to strengthen Israel’s position at the forefront of development, testing and implementation of advanced vehicle technologies and to turn it into an international center for smart and autonomous vehicle development and testing,” the ministry said.
A professional discussion at the Transport Ministry, led by the ministry’s director general, Moshe Ben Zaken, included Tesla Israel CEO Itay Raved and officials from the Vehicle Division and the Israel Tax Authority.