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Axilion Smart Mobility is an Israeli AI software company. Axilion focuses on developing, applying, and implementing software systems (SaaS) based on artificial intelligence (AI), which enable cities to manage their entire mobility system optimally. With Axilion’s solutions, cities can: optimize traffic flow, reduce air pollution, prioritize public transit, and improve road-user safety.

Axilion’s solutions optimize traffic light systems’ timing using a comprehensive analysis of the traffic light network, road users, and network demand. The optimization of traffic flow is achieved without physical infrastructure changes or expensive hardware. Axilion’s unique platform is based on Microsoft Azure’s cloud infrastructure and enables the planning of dozens of linked and timed intersections together, and updates them according to the city’s changing traffic patterns and even provides a future base for dynamic congestion fee-charging and connected autonomous vehicles.

Axilion’s AI-based Digital Twin platform shortens a vehicles’ amount of time at traffic lights by creating “green waves” (where vehicles pass through several lights without stopping). With deceleration and acceleration contributing to 40% of total vehicle CO2 emissions, “green waves,” considerably reduce traffic-related emissions. Likewise, the creation of “green waves” for public transit helps to shorten commute times, improve arrival time accuracy, and ultimately encourage transit use.

In addition, safer crossings for pedestrians are also created via “green waves.” Axilion’s solutions synchronize the traffic lights to avoid pedestrians caught between crossings in the middle of the road on refuge islands.

Axillion's technology produces many benefits for cities, such as:

Cutting travel time by about 40%.
Reducing air pollution by creating “green waves” and cutting the times vehicles stand at traffic lights, which leads to a significant reduction in the amount of pollutant gases emitted from the vehicle as a result of deceleration and acceleration (stop and go) which contribute 40% of total CO2 emissions by vehicles.
Encouraging the use of public transit by shortening travel times and ensuring high accuracy in arrival time.
Increasing pedestrian safety by creating “green waves” for pedestrians and synchronizing between the arrival of vehicles at the pedestrian traffic light and thus ensuring safe crossing.

Axilion has three SaaS services that it offers:

X Way Pulse: Monitoring system – identification and analysis of the efficiency of the traffic light network in the city generating results within 3 weeks.

X Way Pulse is based on information analysis of video footage captured by cameras installed on vehicles traveling around the city. Information analysis is completed through deep learning networks suited to video that allow an in-depth understanding of the driving experience from the driver’s perspective and the production of integrated transportation insights at intersections, along routes, and throughout the network.

Xway Twin: Creation of a digital “twin city” that builds a model of the city’s transportation network in the cloud. The model is calibrated using the latest traffic counts obtained from the monitoring system and allows simulations and optimization of the city’s traffic lights.

X Way Neural: Automatic optimization and planning service for dynamic traffic light scheduling.

X Way Neural recommends and implements plans for the city traffic light network based on dynamic and distributed measurement of demand levels, various vehicles, road capacity, and driving patterns. X Way Neural is an addition to the X Way Pulse monitoring system and the X Way Twin modeling system.

Axilion has developed its technology through practical application in cities in Israel and around the world as well as close collaboration with leading academic institutions such as the Technion, the Innovation Authority, and Tel Aviv University.

The company employs 35 people in Israel, the United States, and Europe.

the team

Coby Sella

CEO

Coby Sella, CEO

Coby Sella is Axilion's CEO. Coby has extensive managerial background in start-up companies, as well as rich experience in public companies such as the DSP Group and Zoran. He served as CEO and later as President of UniSpectral - Spectral Sensing Systems. Coby was also the Director and CEO of Sansa Security, a company that developed cyber solutions for the mobile market, which was later acquired by ARM. Coby also previously managed Zoran Group's Mobile division. Coby is a graduate of Electrical Engineering from the Technion Institute of Technology.

Ilan Weizman

Co-Founder and CTO

Ilan Weizman, Co-Founder and CTO

Ilan Weizman founded Axilion in 2009 and is responsible for all technological innovation in the company. Ilan has been leading R&D teams since 1995. Before founding Axilion, he served as VP of Surf Communication Solutions leading the worldwide launch of an innovative video streaming platform. He also spent 7 years with 3DV systems (later sold to Microsoft) and several years at Intel. Ilan holds a BSc in Computer Engineering from the Israeli Technion computer sciences faculty as well as an MBA cum laude from Haifa university school of management.

John D. Porcari

President of Axilion Inc. US

John D. Porcari, President of Axilion Inc. US

John D. Porcari is responsible for growing Axilion's sales pipeline with transportation industry business partners, as well as expanding our engagements with strategic partners and other key players in the transportation industry. Before joining Axilion, John previously served for over 4 years as Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation. During his tenure he was responsible for implementing projects, including transit projects throughout the country worth billions of dollars, while simultaneously streamlining approval processes and ensuring better environmental outcomes. Prior to his position as Deputy Secretary, John twice served as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation where he transformed Maryland’s transportation capital program.

Dana Garbeli

CFO

Dana Garbeli, CFO

Noam Maital

Adviser

Noam Maital, Adviser

Noam Maital is currently Entrepreneur In Residence at UpWest Venture Capital and an advisor and consultant to executives in the transportation space. Previously, Noam was the CEO and a Co-Founder of Waycare Technologies which was acquired by Rekor in 2021. Before Waycare, Noam led global strategy projects in technology implementation, growth strategy, and financial due diligence. Noam holds a BSc, Summa Cum Laude, from Babson College with a dual degree in Economics and Strategic Management. Prior to his studies, Noam served as a First Sergeant in the Israeli Special Forces.ֿ

Yonatan Ben David

VP R&D

Yonatan Ben David, VP R&D

Vladimir Antonov

Director, Customer Success

Vladimir Antonov, Director, Customer Success

Vladimir leads and supervises all processes in Axilion’s Bulgarian office relating to payroll, staffing, legal matters, supplier and client management, and ensuring the office runs smoothly and efficiently. He has over 10 years of experience as a COO, including opening and managing three different companies and hiring, developing more than 80 members of staff, and extensive budget management experience. He is passionate about driving sustainability through innovation.

Board of directors

Ami Barlev

Active Chairman of the Board

Ami Barlev, Active Chairman of the Board

Ami Barlev has extensive experience as an active chairman of public companies, and has served as an active chairman of TASE and NASDAQ companies (Such as Internet Gold and B Communications), and currently serves as an active chairman of the technology and satellite group “Satcom Systems”. Ami is experienced as a director in public companies, including in the fields of technology, communications, aviation (Israir), real estate, etc. (He previously served, among others, as a director in the Bezeq Group, Pelephone, Bezeq International, etc., as well as in start-up companies). In addition, Ami Barlev has previously held a number of senior management positions in public and private companies, including the positions of CEO and VP. Ami is an attorney and has extensive experience in the areas of corporate governance, management and business development.

Ilan Weizman

Co-Founder and CTO at Axilion

Ilan Weizman, Co-Founder and CTO at Axilion

Uzi Navon

CEO Oracle Israel

Uzi Navon, CEO Oracle Israel

Uzi Navon has over 25 years of experience in the sales of IT solutions to a wide range of customers, including enterprise, SMB market, and startups. Mr. Navon’s background includes leading a diverse range of teams with varied skillsets and different fields of expertise, including sales, business development, sales consultants, finance, operations, and marketing. He has extensive experience leading teams through highly dynamic and often challenging initiatives, from the first stages through success.

Eli Carmon

CFO, Microsoft Israel R&D and Microsoft Africa R&D’s Centers

Eli Carmon, CFO, Microsoft Israel R&D and Microsoft Africa R&D’s Centers

Eli Carmon leads the finance, real estate, safety & security, legal, employee experience, and IT for Israel R&D sites and the finance of Microsoft Africa R&D’s centers in Kenya and Nigeria. He is also a board member at Israel-America chamber of commerce and Apio Africa LTD. Eli has over 20 years of experience in senior financial positions. Before his current role, he served as Director of the Business Controller Group of Microsoft Middle East and Africa. Before this position, he has served as the CFO of Microsoft Israel (sales and marketing), Senior Manager at KPMG Israel, Research Unit and a Chairman of the internal audit committee of Maccabi health services, and a leading provider of audit, tax, and advisory services and a manager of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

Lauri Hanover

CEO Oracle Israel

Lauri Hanover, Senior Vice Pesident & CFO, Netafim

Lauri Hanover has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Netafim Ltd. since August 2013. Prior to this, she was Executive VP and CFO of the Tnuva Group, CEO of the GKH law firm, Senior VP and CFO of Lumenis Ltd., Corporate VP and CFO of Nice Systems Ltd., and Executive VP and CFO of Sapiens International. She has also held senior finance positions at Scitex Corporation Ltd. and Philip Morris Inc. Lauri is also Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Kornit Digital Ltd., and until its sale, Director and Chairman of the Audit and Compensation Committees of SodaStream International Ltd, and former Director and Chairman of the Audit Committees of Ellomay Capital and Nova Measuring Instruments. She was recently elected to the Board of Apio-Africa/Axilion and serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee.

Dr. Giora Yahav

Co-Founder and CEO of SiNG Advanced Silicon Systems LTD

Dr. Giora Yahav, Co-Founder and CEO of SiNG Advanced Silicon Systems LTD

Dr. Giora Yahav studied Physics and Chemistry at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and in the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen. Later, did his Post Doc in the US. Then spent more than 10 years at Rafael the Israeli Armament Development Authority. In 1996 he founded 3DV System Ltd. which was the pioneering company in 3D Imaging based on TOF. Dr. Yahav is the “creator” of the gesture-based gaming interface, widely adopted today by the industry. From 2009 to 2016 he builds up and managed the AIT (Advanced Imaging Technology) group at Microsoft R&D Israel, launching the first mass market TOF imager in HoloLens I. From 2016 to mid-2020 served as VP Strategic Perception Technologies of Magic Leap. Building the infrastructure and paving the strategy for next gen sensor technology for ML wearables. Today he is the Co-Founder and CEO of SiNG Advanced Silicon Systems LTD. SiNG is a national nonprofit organization for creating innovation and leadership to commence next-generation technologies for silicon-based systems and emerging technology hardware platforms. This imitative will be an important corner stone for the continuation of the success of high- tech industry in Israel.

Shay Misch

Board Member

Shay Misch, Board Member

Shay Misch has been helping global companies develop new markets and new products. Shay has over 20 years of experience in senior business development and finance positions. He served as VP of Business Development of ICL, CFO of Neopharm Group, Director of Business Development of Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries. Shay served as the chairman of Chemada Fine Chemicals Co 1996 Ltd, board member of Coral Maritime Ltd and board member of ICL Innovation Ltd.