...
Breaking Update

Netanyahu Speaks with Elon Musk About Promoting Israel AI Tech

Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke with Elon Musk about advancing Israel's AI technologies and smart transportation, with Musk accepting an invitation to a March.

Gil TanenbaumBreaking News

Jerusalem, 29 December, 2025 (TPS-IL) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a joint conference call from Florida last night (Sunday) with entrepreneur Elon Musk, Transportation Minister Miri Regev, and the head of the National Headquarters for Artificial Intelligence, Erez Eskel.

During the call, said |Netanyahu’s office, Musk accepted the Prime Minister and Minister Regev’s invitation to participate in a smart transportation conference to be held in March.

They also discussed continuing collaborations with Tesla and advancing the law regarding autonomous vehicles.

Netanyahu and Musk spoke at length about promoting and developing artificial intelligence technologies in Israel, and the Prime Minister said in their conversation: “We intend to jumpstart Israel and make it a world leader in the field, just as we did in cyber and other technologies.”

author avatar
Gil Tanenbaum
Live Breaking Updates

Breaking News Coverage

Real-time breaking news coverage from Israel and the Middle East. Stay informed with the latest developments as they happen.

Thursday, 12 February 2026Updated continuously