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DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AUDIT UPDATED 2026-07-04
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BMW Group - Digital Audit

Date: 2026-06-29 | Audit Phase: Digital


Enterprise Technology Stack & Vendor Relationships

Israeli-Origin Software and Services - Confirmed Relationships

Wiz (cloud security posture management): BMW Group is a confirmed enterprise customer of Wiz, deploying the platform across its multi-cloud estate spanning AWS and Azure 1. BMW achieved a 95% decrease in critical cloud security issues following Wiz deployment, with the platform’s Log4j incident-response capability identified as a decisive factor in adoption 1. The relationship is confirmed active from approximately 2023 onwards 1. Wiz was co-founded by Israeli entrepreneurs previously leading Azure Security at Microsoft 1.

CyberArk (privileged access management and identity security): BMW Group was named a winner of CyberArk’s 2025 Identity Security Impact Customer Award, announced on 17 April 2025 at CyberArk IMPACT ‘25 in Boston 2. The deployment covers privileged access management, secrets management, and machine identity at enterprise scale across BMW Group 2. CyberArk is headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel 2.

Verint (knowledge management and contact centre analytics): BMW UK deployed Verint Knowledge Management Professional to serve approximately 330 contact centre agents handling approximately six million annual interactions across the BMW, MINI, BMW Motorrad, and Rolls-Royce brands 3. The platform was branded internally as “Online Genius” and was active from approximately 2015 through at least 2020–2021 3. Verint was founded in Israel as a division of Comverse 3.

Claroty (OT/ICS cybersecurity): BMW i Ventures announced a strategic equity investment in Claroty in December 2018 45. Claroty emerged from the Team8 venture-building organisation, co-founded by former Unit 8200 commander Nadav Zafrir, and Claroty’s founding team includes security researchers with backgrounds in Unit 8200 45. Whether BMW directly procures Claroty as a technology customer beyond the investment relationship is not confirmed in public sources.

Upstream Security (connected-vehicle cybersecurity): BMW i Ventures made a Series C equity investment in Upstream Security in November 2021, following an earlier pilot facilitated through the BMW Technology Office Israel and BMW Startup Garage 67. Upstream provides a vehicle security operations centre (vSOC) platform for connected-vehicle cybersecurity 67.

Cloud and ERP Platform Relationships

BMW ConnectedDrive migrated its entire backend (1,300+ microservices) from on-premises infrastructure to AWS Cloud between 2019 and mid-2023, with the primary control plane in the eu-central-1 (Frankfurt) region 89. BMW’s Cloud Data Hub for centralised analytics and AI also runs on AWS, using SageMaker, Athena, Kinesis, Glue, and S3 8. BMW and AWS formalised a collaboration for BMW’s next-generation cloud-based vehicle data platform in October 2022 8. BMW Group selected RISE with SAP as its cloud ERP platform in January 2023 as part of a group-wide business transformation programme 10.

Scale of Israeli-Origin Technology Dependency

Wiz secures thousands of cloud workloads across BMW’s AWS and Azure estate and is integrated with AWS Security Hub, providing continuous cloud security posture management and threat detection 1. CyberArk operates at enterprise-wide scale covering BMW Group’s privileged access, secrets management, and machine identity requirements, though the precise geographic and divisional scope is not publicly disclosed 2. Verint’s confirmed scope was limited to BMW UK’s contact centre operations 3.

No public evidence identified of direct BMW procurement relationships with SentinelOne, Palo Alto Networks, NICE Systems, BriefCam, Trigo, or AnyVision/Oosto. No evidence was found that BMW’s systems integrators have specifically mandated or deployed Israeli-origin technology as part of major BMW programmes.


Surveillance, Biometrics & Retail Technology

Cartica AI / Autobrains and the Corsight AI Corporate Chain

BMW i Ventures invested in Cartica AI in September 2019 as part of a Series B round 1112. Cartica AI was established in 2018 as a spin-off of Cortica Ltd., an Israeli company developing unsupervised visual AI since 2007 13. BMW i Ventures participated as an existing investor in the Cartica AI / Autobrains Series C round, totalling $101M–$120M, in October–November 2021 1415.

In late 2019, the same Cortica founders - Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, and Prof. Joshua Zeevi - established Corsight AI as a separate Cortica subsidiary focused on facial recognition applications 1617. Corsight AI’s ownership structure identifies Cortica Ltd. as holding a 46.91% stake, AWZ HLS FUND II LP holding 31.45%, and AWZ VENTURES III LP holding 20.6% 16. Corsight AI’s board of directors includes Major General (Ret.) Giora Eiland, former Head of the IDF Operations Division and former Head of Israel’s National Security Council, who was appointed to the board in 2021 18.

Multiple sources document that Corsight AI deployed facial recognition technology for the Israeli military in Gaza following the October 2023 ground invasion 191620. Israeli soldiers entering Gaza were reported to be equipped with cameras using Corsight’s technology, and cameras were also reported deployed at checkpoints scanning Palestinians attempting to flee combat areas 1920.

BMW’s confirmed investment was in Cartica AI / Autobrains (the automotive ADAS spin-off), not in Corsight AI 1114. The corporate link between BMW’s investee entity and Corsight AI runs through Cortica Ltd. as the shared parent and founding entity 131617. No BMW equity stake in Corsight AI has been identified in public sources.

Autobrains remained an active company as of March 2026, announcing it had become the first automotive company to apply Agentic AI to ADAS and Automated Driving, with BMW i Ventures listed as an existing investor in that announcement 21.

Facial Recognition, Biometrics, and Retail Analytics

No public evidence identified of BMW directly deploying facial recognition, predictive policing, workforce surveillance, or social media monitoring tools supplied by Israeli-origin vendors. No confirmed BMW deployment of BriefCam, AnyVision/Oosto, Trax, or Trigo retail analytics platforms has been identified. No public evidence identified of the above surveillance technologies reaching BMW via third-party managed services bundles.


Cloud Infrastructure, Data Residency & Sovereign Cloud Participation

BMW Cloud Architecture and Data Residency

BMW ConnectedDrive completed the migration of 1,300+ microservices to AWS Cloud between 2019 and mid-2023, with the primary control plane in the eu-central-1 (Frankfurt) region 89. BMW’s stated data residency policy provides that personal data is preferably processed by BMW and commissioned service providers within the EU 9. Cloud security across BMW’s AWS and Azure multi-cloud estate is provided by Wiz, an Israeli-founded company 1. BMW Group also selected AWS to power its next-generation automated driving data platform, in addition to ConnectedDrive workloads 22.

No public evidence identified that BMW routes ConnectedDrive, the Cloud Data Hub, or other production workloads through the AWS Israel (Tel Aviv) region, which opened in 2023.

Israeli State Cloud and Sovereign Cloud Participation

No public evidence identified of BMW AG or BMW Group operating, leasing, or co-locating data centre infrastructure within Israel. No public evidence identified of BMW participation in Project Nimbus or any comparable Israeli state cloud infrastructure programme. BMW Group is not named in the UN Special Rapporteur’s July 2025 report (A/HRC/59/23) in connection with Israeli government cloud contracts 23. No public evidence identified of BMW providing data sovereignty or cloud resilience services to Israeli state institutions.


Defence, Intelligence & Security Sector Technology Relationships

Military and Intelligence Contracts

No public evidence identified of direct contracts between BMW AG or BMW Group and the Israeli Ministry of Defence, the Israel Defence Forces, or Israeli intelligence agencies.

BMW Motorrad Supply to Israeli Security Forces

The Yasam (Special Patrol Unit) of the Israel Police - a unit documented as conducting riot control and counter-terrorism operations in East Jerusalem and the West Bank - is documented as operating BMW F800GS and BMW R1200GS motorcycles 2425. The supply chain runs from BMW Motorrad GmbH (manufacturer) through Delek Motors / AEV Group, the exclusive authorised BMW importer and franchisee in Israel, to the Israel Police as end customer 26. No formal BMW Motorrad–Israel Police contract document is available in public sources; the supply relationship is established by photographic documentation of deployed vehicles and Wikimedia Commons categorisation 25.

Dual-Use and Offensive Technology

The Innoviz Technologies InnovizOne LiDAR sensor, supplied to BMW for the 7 Series and i7 from 2023, is an automotive-grade system with no documented military application 2728. No confirmed dual-use or military-targeting deployment of Innoviz, Autobrains, or Tactile Mobility technology has been identified. No public evidence identified of BMW involvement in offensive cyber capabilities or weapons technology provision.


AI, Algorithmic & Autonomous Systems

Autonomous Driving AI - Israeli Suppliers in Production

Autobrains (formerly Cartica AI): BMW i Ventures has held equity in Autobrains since the September 2019 Series B investment 1112. The technology focuses on unsupervised ADAS and autonomous driving AI for camera-based and sensor-fusion platforms 11. As of March 2026, Autobrains announced the deployment of its Agentic AI ADAS technology with global automotive partners in mass-market vehicle programmes, with BMW i Ventures listed as an existing investor 21.

Innoviz Technologies (LiDAR): BMW selected Haifa-based Innoviz as its series-production LiDAR supplier for automated vehicles in April 2018 29. Innoviz InnovizOne LiDAR entered production in the BMW 7 Series and i7 from 2023, delivering the sensor capability for SAE Level 3 automated driving 2829. BMW and Innoviz achieved SAE Level 3 autonomous driving in the BMW 7 Series using InnovizOne’s high-resolution solid-state MEMS LiDAR 28. Innoviz is currently developing B-samples of the InnovizTwo next-generation LiDAR platform for BMW’s future automated vehicle programmes 273031. The relationship between BMW and Innoviz is a procurement and supply chain engagement; BMW i Ventures is not identified as an equity investor in Innoviz 3031. Innoviz CEO Omer Keilaf served seven years in IDF Unit 81, a military intelligence technology unit, and approximately 25% of Innoviz’s R&D team has Unit 81 backgrounds 32.

Tactile Mobility: Haifa-based Tactile Mobility signed a commercial agreement with BMW in September 2020 to embed road-sensing software in BMW next-generation vehicles globally from 2021 333435. The technology analyses non-visual sensor inputs including wheel speed, steering angle, RPM, and gear position to generate tactile road-surface data 3435. This constituted Tactile Mobility’s first commercial OEM agreement 3334.

AI Provision to State Bodies

No public evidence identified of BMW AI systems, or of Israeli-origin AI tools deployed within BMW’s supply chain, being used in government surveillance programmes, military targeting, or law enforcement analytics outside of the automotive context.

Training Data and Autonomous Systems Lethality

No public evidence identified of BMW AI training on civilian population data or surveillance-derived datasets originating from Israel or the occupied territories. Innoviz, Autobrains, and Tactile Mobility technologies are confirmed as automotive-grade systems; no military, dual-use, or lethal-autonomous-systems applications have been identified for any of these platforms 2730.


Technology Ecosystem & R&D Footprint

BMW Technology Office Israel

BMW Group opened BMW Technology Office Israel Ltd. in Tel Aviv in mid-2019, constituting the fifth BMW Technology Office globally alongside offices in the USA, China, Japan, and South Korea 3637. The office functions as a technology and trend scouting operation, not a manufacturing or engineering delivery centre 36. BMW Group describes the entity as a “small, agile team” networking with local startups and evaluating technologies in autonomous driving, connectivity, and cybersecurity 36.

BMW Technology Office Israel Ltd. maintains an active LinkedIn presence with content documented as recently as 2024–2025 37. The office is documented as the entity that managed Upstream Security’s pilot project prior to BMW i Ventures’ equity investment in that company 67. BMW Startup Garage extended its operations to Tel Aviv from 2020, operating on a venture-client model under which startups become BMW suppliers while retaining their own equity 36.

BMW Technology Office Israel personnel visited the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology) to explore research collaboration opportunities in autonomous navigation and perception, cognitive robotics, and computational robotics 38. No formal partnership or research funding agreement between BMW and the Technion has been publicly announced 38.

BMW i Ventures - Israeli Investment Portfolio

BMW i Ventures has made confirmed equity investments in the following Israeli-origin companies 39:

Moovit (transit data application): BMW i Ventures invested in Moovit in January 2015 40. Intel acquired Moovit for approximately $900 million in May 2020, providing BMW i Ventures with an exit from the position 41.

Claroty (OT/ICS cybersecurity, Team8 / Unit 8200 founding team): Strategic investment announced December 2018 45.

Cartica AI / Autobrains (ADAS and autonomous driving AI): Series B investment, September 2019; confirmed as existing investor in the $101M–$120M Series C, October–November 2021 11121415.

Upstream Security (connected-vehicle cybersecurity and vSOC platform): Series C equity investment, November 2021 67.

BMW i Ventures announced a new $300 million Fund III in April 2026, described as investing “across North America and Europe,” with Israel not named as a target geography for the fund 42. No acquisitions of Israeli companies by BMW Group have been confirmed in public sources; all identified Israeli involvements are minority equity investments through BMW i Ventures 4339.

Patent and Intellectual Property

Autobrains/Cortica holds a portfolio of 250+ patents related to its underlying AI technology; BMW’s investment relationship does not publicly entail IP transfer or co-development rights 11. Innoviz holds its own patent portfolio and the BMW supply contract does not appear to involve co-development IP arrangements 2731. No public evidence identified of BMW co-assigned patents with Israeli research institutions including the Technion, Hebrew University, or Weizmann Institute.


Civil Society Scrutiny & Regulatory History

UN OHCHR Settlement Database

BMW AG and BMW Group are not directly listed in the UN OHCHR database of business enterprises involved in Israeli settlement activities, including in the September 2025 update, the June 2023 update, or the original February 2020 publication 4445.

Delek Group and BMW’s Israeli distribution channel: Delek Motors serves as BMW’s exclusive authorised importer and franchisee in Israel 26. Delek Motors is a subsidiary of Delek Group Ltd. 4647. Delek Group Ltd. is listed in the OHCHR settlement database for the provision of services and utilities supporting the maintenance and existence of settlements, and for use of natural resources in occupied territories 4445. These activities are attributed to Delek Israel Fuel Company Ltd. - in which Delek Group holds approximately 24% - which operates more than 200 petrol stations including at least 10 in West Bank settlements and 3 in the occupied Golan Heights, and holds contracts to supply the Israeli military and police with fuel 4647. Norway’s KLP pension fund divested from Delek Group in 2021 citing links to settlements, and Norway’s sovereign wealth fund (NBIM) divested in 2023 4647. No public evidence identified that Delek Motors specifically (the BMW distribution subsidiary) operates dealerships or service centres within West Bank settlements.

UN Special Rapporteur A/HRC/59/23 (Albanese, 2025)

BMW Group is not named in the July 2025 UN Special Rapporteur report “From economy of occupation to economy of genocide” (A/HRC/59/23) 23. That report focuses on technology companies including Google, Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, and Hewlett Packard, and defence contractors including Elbit Systems and Lockheed Martin 23.

NGO and Civil Society Databases

Corsight AI - a company sharing Cortica Ltd. as a common founding parent with BMW investee Cartica AI / Autobrains - is documented in the AFSC Investigate database, the Who Profits research database, and Powerbase 191617. BMW Group as a corporate entity does not appear independently in the AFSC Investigate or Who Profits databases 1916. The OpenIntel BMW corporate dossier independently documents BMW’s confirmed technology relationships with Wiz, CyberArk, Claroty, Upstream Security, Cartica AI / Autobrains, Innoviz, and Tactile Mobility, and flags the unresolved Corsight AI corporate chain question 43. BMW is not confirmed as named in the “Don’t Buy Into Occupation” reports for 2024 or 2025.

October 2023 Public Statements

BMW was among approximately 106 German companies that co-signed the “Never Again Is Now” full-page advertisement published in German Sunday newspapers in October 2023, condemning Hamas’s attacks and affirming opposition to all forms of hatred and anti-Semitism 48. BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt issued a separate statement in October 2023 expressing concern about the conflict and solidarity with those suffering; a subsequent acknowledgment noted the initial statement’s omission of Palestine and apologised for this 49.

Institutional Membership

BMW Group is a confirmed member of the German-Israeli Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK Israel), documented in BMW’s own published list of organisational memberships (2025 edition) 50.

No OECD National Contact Point complaints against BMW specifically relating to its Israeli operations or technology relationships have been identified. In 2002, BMW’s Middle East website map omitted Israel and depicted instead Palestine and a BMW dealer in the Palestinian Authority; BMW confirmed to the Anti-Defamation League that this was a programming error and committed to correction 51. No organised, named BDS campaign specifically targeting BMW for its technology-supply relationships has been identified in public sources as of the audit date.


End Notes

Footnotes

  1. https://www.wiz.io/customers/bmw 2 3 4 5 6

  2. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250417495483/en/CyberArk-Announces-2025-Identity-Security-Impact-Customer-Award-Winners 2 3 4

  3. https://www.verint.com/blog/see-how-bmw-agl-energy-and-fidelity-international-made-the-most-out-of-knowledge-management-and-how-it-impacted-them/ 2 3 4

  4. https://www.bmwiventures.com/news/our-investment-in-claroty 2 3

  5. https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/usa/article/detail/T0288568EN_US/bmw-i-ventures-announces-strategic-investment-in-claroty 2 3

  6. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/upstream-security-lands-investment-from-bmw-i-ventures-to-accelerate-the-development-of-connected-vehicle-cybersecurity-solutions-301419859.html 2 3 4

  7. https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/usa/article/detail/T0356652EN_US/bmw-i-ventures-invests-in-upstream-security-to-accelerate-the-development-of-connected-vehicle-cybersecurity-solutions 2 3 4

  8. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221013005115/en/AWS-and-the-BMW-Group-Collaborate-to-Deliver-BMW%27s-New-Cloud-Based-Vehicle-Data-Platform 2 3 4

  9. https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/migration-and-modernization/accelerating-to-the-cloud-bmw-connecteddrives-migration-to-aws-and-lessons-for-the-road-ahead/ 2 3

  10. https://news.sap.com/2023/01/bmw-group-chooses-rise-with-sap-to-drive-business-transformation/

  11. https://www.bmwiventures.com/news/our-investment-in-cartica 2 3 4 5 6

  12. https://nocamels.com/2019/09/bmw-toyota-invest-autonomous-mobility-startup-cartica-ai/ 2 3

  13. https://www.timesofisrael.com/cortica-sets-up-autonomous-car-venture-with-investors-including-toyota-bmw/ 2

  14. https://globalventuring.com/corporate/autobrains-drives-to-120m-series-c/ 2 3

  15. https://nocamels.com/2021/11/israeli-mobility-autobrains-101m/ 2

  16. https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/company/7383 2 3 4 5 6

  17. https://powerbase.info/index.php/Corsight_AI 2 3

  18. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3887496,00.html

  19. https://investigate.afsc.org/company/corsight 2 3 4

  20. https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/report-reveals-google-corsights-technologies-role-in-israels-expansive-facial-recognition-program-in-gaza/ 2

  21. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260325557543/en/Autobrains-Becomes-First-Automotive-Company-to-Apply-Agentic-AI-to-ADAS-and-Automated-Driving 2

  22. https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0436780EN/the-bmw-group-selects-aws-to-power-next-generation-automated-driving-platform

  23. https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/country-reports/ahrc5923-economy-occupation-economy-genocide-report-special-rapporteur 2 3

  24. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasam

  25. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Police_motorcycles_in_Israel 2

  26. https://www.delek-motors.co.il/en/manufacturers/bmw/ 2

  27. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/innoviz-technologies-to-develop-b-samples-of-new-lidar-platform-for-next-generation-of-bmw-automated-vehicles-301891420.html 2 3 4

  28. https://www.just-auto.com/interview/bmw-and-innoviz-achieve-level-3-autonomous-driving-with-the-bmw-7-series/ 2 3

  29. https://www.laserfocusworld.com/test-measurement/test-measurement/article/16571750/bmw-selects-innoviz-solid-state-mems-lidar-for-production-autonomous-vehicles 2

  30. https://www.robotics247.com/article/innoviz_technologies_develops_lidar_bmw_loxo_automated_vehicles/autonomous_vehicles 2 3

  31. https://ir.innoviz.tech/news-events/press-releases/detail/107/innoviz-technologies-to-develop-b-samples-of-new-lidar 2 3

  32. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/this-elite-israeli-army-squad-member-is-behind-a-startup-innoviz-going-public-in-a-14-billion-spac-deal-182229025.html

  33. https://nocamels.com/2020/09/bmw-israel-tactile-mobility-automotive-tech/ 2

  34. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tactile-mobility-signs-landmark-deal-with-leading-oem-to-equip-vehicles-with-tactile-sensing-technology-301131031.html 2 3

  35. https://www.timesofisrael.com/bmw-to-equip-smart-cars-with-israeli-tech-to-better-feel-the-road/ 2

  36. https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0292067EN/bmw-group-to-expand-global-r-d-network:-technology-office-due-to-open-in-tel-aviv-in-2019?language=en 2 3 4

  37. https://il.linkedin.com/company/bmw-technology-office-israel-ltd 2

  38. https://techconnect.technion.ac.il/news/bmw-technology-office-israel-visits-the-technion-in-search-of-disruption-in-the-automobile-field/ 2

  39. https://finder.startupnationcentral.org/investor_page/bmw-i-ventures?section=investments 2

  40. https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0200511EN/bmw-i-ventures-helps-local-transit-app-moovit-expand-its-global-reach-interactive-smartphone-app-supplies-accurate-continuously-updated-information-for-quick-and-convenient-urban-mobility-%E2%80%93-new-investment-to-strengthen-bmw%E2%80%99s-involvement-in-the-innovative-mobility-services-market

  41. https://www.timesofisrael.com/intel-buys-israeli-smart-transit-startup-moovit-for-900-million-in-bid-for-data/

  42. https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0457479EN/bmw-i-ventures-announces-300-million-fund-to-back-ai-startups-reshaping-the-automotive-ecosystem

  43. https://openintel.uk/bmw/ 2

  44. https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/09/un-human-rights-office-updates-database-businesses-involved-israeli 2

  45. https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session31/database-hrc3136/23-06-30-Update-israeli-settlement-opt-database-hrc3136.pdf 2

  46. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delek_Group 2 3

  47. https://investigate.afsc.org/company/delek-group 2 3

  48. https://www.timesofisrael.com/never-again-is-now-german-companies-condemn-hamas-terror-stand-with-israel/

  49. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bmwfoundation_statement-by-bmw-foundation-herbert-quandt-activity-7123647540033429504-yMbC

  50. https://israel.ahk.de/en

  51. https://www.adl.org/resources/letter/bmw-map-omission-was-unintentional