Renault's Open Innovation Lab in Israel to focus on future mobility

Renault has inaugurated the ‘Open Innovation Lab’ in Tel Aviv, Israel. The creative space is based in the Porter School of Environmental Studies, a well known technology university in the city.

The lab will work on electric vehicle issues, ranging from aftersales to cyber security. The Renault-Nissan Alliance sees the creation of the Open Innovation Labs as another step of its innovation strategy. Five years after opening the first Innovation Lab in Silicon Valley, the Alliance chose Israel, ranked in the top five favorable ecosystems for start-ups and is notably home to equally renowned university research resources.

The new lab is the result of a collaborative effort between Renault, as part of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, Carasso Motors (Renault importer in Israel) and the Tel-Aviv Institute of Innovation in Transportation.

Commenting at the inauguration of the lab, Serge Passolunghi, director of Renault Innovation Silicon Valley, said, “This opening is part of the Alliance policy on global presence upstream, in research and innovation alike. The dynamic environment in Israel is an opportunity that will serve both to promote the electric vehicle and foster creativity on mobility.”

Nadine Leclair, Renault Expert Fellow, said, “This choice was also informed by the boldness of the Alliance’s product and services offensive, which now has the opportunity to draw on the spirit of initiative and the talented individuals in the Israeli ecosystem. Success will be based on research and innovation projects that are directly applicable to our products.”