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Does BMW support Israel?
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW)
BMW does business in Israel — we found records of its operations there, but no record of donations, aid, or a public statement of support. Every claim below links to its source.
Filed under: Car & automotive brands · Companies that support Israel
Timeline of documented records
Documented records
| Type | Date | Amount | Recipient | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operations in Israel | 2019 | — | BMW Group Technology Office Tel Aviv BMW announced in February 2019 and opened later that year a technology-scouting office in Tel Aviv — the fifth technology office in its global R&D network after the US, China, Japan and South Korea — to work with Israeli startups and universities on autonomous driving, connectivity and AI; engagements have included Israeli AI-chip maker Hailo. | |
| Government contract | 2018-04 | — | Innoviz Technologies (Israeli lidar maker) BMW selected solid-state lidar from Israel's Innoviz Technologies (supplied via tier-1 partner Magna) for series production of its automated vehicles. InnovizOne launched on the electric BMW iX and later the 7-Series, with the first customer cars delivered in 2022 — Innoviz's first series-production win. | |
| Government contract | 2020-09 | — | Tactile Mobility (Haifa-based auto-tech company) BMW signed a deal to integrate Haifa-based Tactile Mobility's tactile-sensing/virtual-sensor software into its production vehicles from 2021, letting cars 'feel' road and vehicle conditions in real time; the collaboration grew out of the BMW Startup Garage program. | |
| Investment / program | 2015-01 | — | Moovit (Israeli public-transit app startup) BMW i Ventures, BMW's venture-capital arm, invested in Israeli transit-app company Moovit as part of its $50 million Series C round; BMW saw Moovit's transit data as the basis for park-and-ride features in its cars. (Moovit was acquired by Intel in 2020.) | |
| Investment / program | 2019-07 | — | Maniv Mobility II fund (Israeli mobility venture-capital firm) BMW i Ventures was among the strategic backers of Israeli venture firm Maniv Mobility's $100 million second fund, alongside Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, Aptiv, Hyundai and others, giving BMW early exposure to Israeli mobility startups. |
Frequently asked questions
Did BMW donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?
We have no records of donations. What is on record is commercial activity in Israel (Operations in Israel, Government contract, Investment / program), which is not the same as support — see the records on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Every record on this page links to its source — news reports, official company statements, tax filings, or government records. 14 distinct sources are cited for BMW. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.
Sources & citations
Record last updated: 2026-09-25
- BMW Group (official press release) press.bmwgroup.com
- Times of Israel timesofisrael.com
- CTech (Calcalist) calcalistech.com
- CTech (Calcalist) calcalistech.com
- Design News designnews.com
- Imaging and Machine Vision Europe imveurope.com
- Times of Israel timesofisrael.com
- NoCamels nocamels.com
- CTech (Calcalist) calcalistech.com
- Times of Israel timesofisrael.com
- TechCrunch techcrunch.com
- TechCrunch techcrunch.com
- NoCamels nocamels.com
- Tech.eu tech.eu