With hundreds of successful and promising companies, Israel has become a world leader in mobility. Drivers of Israel’s ascendency in mobility include Israel’s extreme population density, road fatalities that exceed the number of fallen soldiers in all of Israel’s wars, a low auto purchasing rate and limited miles of highways.

Omer Shachar opines on many segments of mobility including drones, vertical take-off and landing vehicles, autonomous vehicles, scooters, and robot delivery vehicles.

He discusses the cost of equipping vehicles with autonomous capabilities, the relevance of smart cities, the role of insurance companies and supply chain issues.

Omer introduces us to three fascinating emerging companies—Infinidome, No Traffic and Actasys. 

Omer Shachar is the Founding Partner at Next Gear Ventures and Drive TLV. 

Omer has over a decade of executive management experience in the financial and automotive industries as well as investments in early-stage startups. He was a partner of Myseedtech fund and worked in Mayer Investments. Prior to this, he was VP of the Vehicle Division for years in Kesher Rent a Car, Hertz licensee in Israel.