JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by conference call with Elon Musk to discuss artificial intelligence, smart transportation and potential cooperation with Tesla, the Prime Minister’s Office said Monday.
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The call, held Sunday while Netanyahu was in Florida, also included Transportation Minister Miri Regev and National AI Directorate head Erez Eskel, according to the statement.
Netanyahu and Regev invited Musk to participate in a Smart Transportation Conference scheduled to be held in Israel in March, an invitation the Tesla CEO accepted, the statement said.
The discussion covered ongoing cooperation with Tesla and efforts to advance Israeli legislation governing autonomous vehicles. The leaders also talked about the development of artificial intelligence technologies in Israel.
Netanyahu said Israel aims to accelerate its progress in AI and position itself as a global leader in the field, similar to its previous advances in cyber and other high-tech sectors.