While most companies are heading into the defense-tech sphere, one Israeli company has made the opposite move and left to conquer the American car industry market.
UVeye, the Israeli vehicle inspection technology company, was founded by two brothers, Amir and Ohad Hever, in 2014 and initially focused on clients such as law enforcement, banks, prisons, and ports.
The company describes itself as an “MRI for vehicles,” a drive-thru system that uses computer vision and deep learning to provide precise, data-driven insights about anomalies passing through its system.
“AI is only as powerful as the truth it can generate at scale,” Amir Hever, CEO and co-founder of UVeye, said. “With millions of vehicle scans flowing through our platform every month, UVeye is building a global layer of truth for the mobility ecosystem – creating a real-time understanding of vehicle condition across dealerships, fleets, logistics hubs, rental operations, and manufacturers worldwide.”
“Our mission goes far beyond inspection automation. We are creating the AI infrastructure that will help power safer roads, smarter operations, better products, and more transparent consumer experiences across the automotive industry,” he explained.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the two brothers decided to shift away from the defense industry after they recognized a new market that they wanted to conquer: the automotive industry. Five years later, and with over 1,000 systems spread across the entire automotive ecosystem, UVeye claims to scan more than 3.5 million vehicles every month, giving the company the world’s largest database of vehicle components.
“We have dozens, hundreds of petabytes from millions of scans,” Itai Orr, CTO at UVeye told The Jerusalem Post during a tour of their Israeli facilities.
Saghiv explained that the system can detect issues from tires, undercarriages, and car exteriors in seconds, with 96% accuracy, vs around 24% accuracy in manual checks. The company’s systems are used by automotive manufacturers for quality‑control processes, by dealerships to document vehicle condition during service intake and trade‑ins, and by fleet operators seeking to reduce downtime through early detection of maintenance issues.
Founded in Israel and headquartered in Tel Aviv and Teaneck, New Jersey, UVeye has established strategic partnerships with major automakers, notably Toyota, Hyundai, Volvo, and General Motors, which have integrated the company’s scanning systems into various stages of their operations. UVeye has also expanded into logistics hubs and vehicle distribution centers such as Amazon, where rapid inspection is required during high‑volume vehicle transfers.
In addition to its automotive applications, UVeye is developing inspection capabilities for commercial trucks and buses.
“If it physically fits in our scanner, we can scan it,” Yaron Saghiv, CMO at UVeye, said.
UVeye’s growth has been supported by multiple investment rounds, including an expanded Series D round that brought total funding to approximately $380.5 million. Investors include Toyota’s Woven Capital, UMC Capital, and several Israeli institutional investors. The company has stated that the capital is being used to scale operations, increase manufacturing capacity, and support deployments in North America, Europe, and Asia.
Daniel Levy Corry, CEO at Drive TLV, which has supported UVeye from its early days, told the Post that the company “is a strong example of how Israeli innovation can evolve from highly sophisticated deep-tech capabilities into globally scalable commercial solutions.
He added that “at Drive TLV, our role is to create meaningful bridges between Israeli entrepreneurs and some of the world’s leading mobility and transportation companies; connections that often would not happen naturally without a trusted ecosystem facilitating them.”
“Over the years, we have worked closely with international partners to expose start-ups to real operational challenges, business needs, and large-scale deployment opportunities. In UVeye’s case, proactive engagement with global mobility players helped demonstrate how technology originally associated with defense and security applications could solve major commercial challenges in fleet operations, maintenance, and customer experience,” Levy said.
As the automotive industry continues to adopt digital tools for maintenance, logistics, and retail operations, UVeye’s technology has gained traction among organizations seeking to improve efficiency and reduce operational risk. The company’s systems are now installed at hundreds of sites globally, with additional deployments planned as part of ongoing partnerships with automakers, dealership groups, and fleet operators.
UVeye continues to expand its product portfolio and geographic reach, positioning its automated inspection systems as part of a broader shift toward AI‑enabled infrastructure in the automotive sector.
