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DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AUDIT UPDATED 2026-09-07
Digital Score 3.10 /10 B Porsche - BDS-1000 732
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Domain: Digital / Technology
Entity scope: Porsche AG and its fully consolidated subsidiaries, including Porsche Digital GmbH and Porsche Ventures; Volkswagen Group, CARIAD SE, and Porsche SE are assessed at their respective parent/holding-company levels.1, 2 Porsche AG is a Stuttgart-based Aktiengesellschaft (HRB 730623); at 31 December 2025 Volkswagen AG indirectly held 75.4% of its share capital, Porsche SE held 12.5%, and the remainder was free float.1, 2 Porsche SE reports a 25%-plus-one-ordinary-share Porsche AG holding, while Porsche AG has ordinary and non-voting preference share classes.2, 3 Porsche AG’s financial statements describe it as dependent on Porsche Holding Stuttgart GmbH, Volkswagen AG, and Porsche SE; the Porsche and Piëch families directly and indirectly control Porsche SE through a consortium agreement.2 These ownership and board links establish governance relevance, but do not by themselves establish Porsche AG operational control over Porsche SE, Volkswagen Group, or CARIAD technology relationships.2, 4, 5

Enterprise Technology Stack & Vendor Relationships

Porsche Informatik GmbH, an Austrian Volkswagen Group subsidiary serving Porsche AG and other Group brands, has publicly described a cloud-analytics and enterprise stack including Microsoft Azure, Elastic on Azure Private Link, Cloudflare, Datadog, Red Hat OpenShift, and Veeam.6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 None of those named vendors is Israeli-domiciled.6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Porsche Digital GmbH, a wholly owned Porsche AG digital-innovation subsidiary, established a Tel Aviv technology-scouting presence in 2018; Porsche stated that it sought Israeli technologies for integration into vehicles and enterprise systems.12, 13 In November 2022 Porsche Digital and Porsche Ventures announced a strengthened Tel Aviv presence, including cybersecurity scouting and hiring Israeli cybersecurity specialists.14, 15, 16 The reviewed sources do not independently confirm whether that office activity continued after November 2022.14, 16

Porsche Ventures participated in Tel Aviv-based Valence Security’s $25 million Series A in October 2022, described at the time as Porsche Ventures’ sixth direct Israeli startup investment.17, 18, 14 Valence develops SaaS security-posture management; the disclosed transaction is an equity investment and does not establish that Porsche AG subscribed to, deployed, or integrated Valence software.17, 14

Porsche SE separately reports non-controlling portfolio investments in Aurora Labs, Tel Aviv, since 2020, and proteanTecs, Haifa, since 2021.3, 19, 20 Porsche SE describes Aurora Labs as providing AI-based software to analyse and optimise embedded-system code and detect errors and performance issues, and proteanTecs as providing semiconductor and electronic-system health and performance monitoring from design through operation.3, 19, 20 These are Porsche SE holding-company investments, not evidence that Porsche AG funded, procured, controlled, or integrated either company’s technology.3, 19

No public evidence identified of Porsche AG contracting Israeli-domiciled CRM, ERP, HR, or comparable core-enterprise vendors, or of an integrator mandating Israeli-origin enterprise technology for Porsche AG.6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 3, 19

Surveillance, Biometrics & Retail Technology

No public evidence identified of Porsche AG deploying Israeli-domiciled facial recognition, biometric identification, gait analysis, retail analytics, predictive-policing, sentiment-monitoring, workforce-surveillance, or comparable technology in its facilities or retail network.21, 22, 23, 3, 19

Tel Aviv-based Anagog develops on-device behavioural and mobility-context analytics using smartphone-sensor information, including contexts such as walking, approaching a vehicle, and parking.21, 22, 23 Porsche Digital GmbH acquired a minority stake in Anagog in April 2018 for personalised contextual services and intelligent parking; the cited materials describe on-device rather than cloud processing.21, 22, 23 The investment was made by Porsche Digital GmbH, rather than Porsche Ventures or Porsche SE, and its current integration status is unknown.21, 22, 23

No public evidence identified of indirect Porsche deployment through a managed-service provider or bundled suite of Trigo, BriefCam, AnyVision/Oosto, Trax, or comparable Israeli-origin surveillance or retail technologies.3, 19

Cloud Infrastructure, Data Residency & Sovereign Cloud Participation

Porsche AG’s publicly described infrastructure includes Microsoft Azure through Porsche Informatik, alongside the other named non-Israeli enterprise vendors.6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 no public evidence identified of Porsche AG using Israeli-domiciled cloud infrastructure, Israeli sovereign-cloud products, Israeli data-centre hosting, or Israeli government cloud frameworks.6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 3, 19

CARIAD is a Volkswagen Group software company, not a Porsche AG subsidiary, and Volkswagen describes its remit as automated driving, infotainment, cloud-infrastructure, connectivity, and motion software across Group brands.24, 25, 26 Volkswagen’s 2023 report states that CARIAD worked with Porsche and Audi on the E³ 1.2 architecture, intended to support data-driven development and post-production services.25 Volkswagen’s 2025 report also states that CARIAD supplies software and updates across Group brands, including the Porsche Cayenne Electric.24 These disclosures establish CARIAD’s Group role and Porsche-model software pathway, but do not identify an Israeli supplier component, Israeli data centre, Israeli processing location, or Israeli legal access to Porsche customer data.24, 25, 26

Volkswagen, Mobileye, and Champion Motors announced a proposed Israeli autonomous ride-hailing initiative in October 2018, under which the Israeli government was to provide regulatory support, infrastructure access, and infrastructure/traffic data.27 The announcement does not specify data-controller roles, personal-data categories, hosting, routing, retention, or Israeli legal access to Porsche customer data; it named Volkswagen Group, Mobileye, and Champion Motors, not Porsche AG.27 The proposed commercialisation date was 2022, and no current public evidence was identified confirming launch, continuation, Porsche AG participation, or an ongoing Porsche-related data-access arrangement.27

Mobileye’s public materials describe REM crowdsourced mapping and AI/computer-vision technologies, but do not establish that Porsche vehicle, customer, or location data is stored or processed in Israel.28, 29, 30, 31 no public evidence identified of Porsche AG, Porsche Digital, Porsche Ventures, Porsche SE, Volkswagen Group, or CARIAD participating in Project Nimbus or providing a data-sovereignty or resilience service to Israeli state or military institutions.3, 19, 29, 25, 26, 27

Defence, Intelligence & Security Sector Technology Relationships

Valence Security is a Tel Aviv-based civilian SaaS-security company; Porsche Ventures’ 2022 participation in its Series A does not establish a Porsche AG customer, deployment, or defence-sector relationship.17, 18, 14 no public evidence identified of Valence’s relationship with Porsche Ventures involving Israeli defence, military-intelligence, or Unit 8200-linked customers.17, 14

No public evidence identified linking Porsche AG, Porsche Digital, Porsche Ventures, Porsche SE, Volkswagen AG, or CARIAD to contracts, partnerships, or service agreements with the Israel Defense Forces, Israeli Ministry of Defense, intelligence agencies, police, settlement entities, or Israeli security bodies.3, 19, 29, 25, 26, 27 no public evidence identified of these entities developing, licensing, or maintaining offensive cyber tools, zero-day exploit systems, digital weapons, or autonomous target-generation systems for Israeli state actors.3, 19, 29, 25, 26, 27

Argus Cyber Security, acquired by Continental AG in 2017, is not identified in public sources as a Porsche AG vendor relationship; Continental is an independent tier-one supplier.32 no public evidence identified linking Porsche AG or Porsche Ventures to Israeli cybersecurity companies Argus/PlaxidityX, Karamba, Upstream, or C2A as an investor or contracting party.32, 3, 19

Cognata has publicly announced a contract with the IDF and Israeli Ministry of Defense for autonomous-military-vehicle simulation.33 no public evidence identified of a Porsche AG or Porsche Ventures investment in, procurement from, or vendor relationship with Cognata.33

The 2018 Volkswagen–Mobileye–Champion proposal documented civilian Israeli-government support, infrastructure access, and traffic/infrastructure data for a proposed ride-hailing project; it did not identify a defence, intelligence, police, or settlement customer.27

AI, Algorithmic & Autonomous Systems

Porsche AG announced a formal Mobileye collaboration in May 2023 to integrate Mobileye SuperVision into future production models.34, 28, 35 The announced platform included eleven cameras, radar fusion, high-resolution maps, an EyeQ®6 system-on-chip, and Level 2+ hands-off-driving functionality; no launch model or financial terms were disclosed.34, 28, 35 Mobileye is Delaware-incorporated and majority owned by Intel, while its operational headquarters and principal R&D presence are in Jerusalem; the relationship is therefore substantively Israeli in operational character.36, 37

Volkswagen Group’s 20 March 2024 announcement independently stated that Porsche, Audi, Bentley, and Lamborghini would use Mobileye SuperVision and Chauffeur technologies, and that Mobileye would provide production-ready functions for CARIAD-managed E³ 1.2 premium architecture.29 Volkswagen stated that brands decide their specific deployment and tailor systems to their own driving experience.29 This establishes a Group-to-Porsche planned technology pathway and some brand-level deployment choice, but does not identify the Porsche contract counterparty, funding source, production model, launch date, commercial terms, data-processing architecture, or Porsche AG operational control of the Group relationship.29, 25

Volkswagen’s first-quarter 2024 report identifies Mobileye Vision Technologies Ltd. as an Israeli company in its description of planned driver-assistance and Level-4-capable passenger and goods-transport vehicles.30 Mobileye reported receiving a Volkswagen Group supplier award for digitalisation on 8 July 2024, citing work across the Group on ADAS, hands-free/eyes-off driving, and autonomous technologies.31 This evidences an active Group relationship at that date, but the reviewed material does not independently confirm provision after July or November 2024.31

TriEye, a Jerusalem-based short-wave-infrared sensor company, received a minority Porsche Ventures investment in August 2019, with Porsche Ventures reported to have invested approximately $2 million in a roughly $19 million Series A round.38, 39, 40 Tactile Mobility, a Haifa-based virtual-sensing company, received a Porsche AG investment in 2019 and Porsche Ventures participation in its 2021 Series C; Porsche announced intended series-production integration in 2020.41, 42, 43 Porsche AG’s 2025 reporting continues to identify Tactile Mobility Ltd., Haifa, as an equity investment, while the extent of current production integration is not publicly established.1, 2

Porsche Ventures acquired a minority stake in Petah Tikva-based Griiip in July 2021; the disclosed use case was motorsport cloud data, fan engagement, and digital media rather than vehicle AI or ADAS.44, 45

Innoviz Technologies, a Tel Aviv-based LiDAR supplier, holds a supply agreement with CARIAD for Volkswagen ID. Buzz AD shuttle fleets.46 CARIAD’s relationship with Innoviz is also identified through Volkswagen Group’s Tel Aviv innovation hub, Konnect, as a Group-brands autonomous-vehicle supplier relationship.47 no public evidence identified of a direct Porsche AG or Porsche Ventures contract, investment, funding, or operational deployment involving Innoviz.46, 47

No public evidence identified that Porsche or the scoped entities supplied AI to Israeli state, military, or security bodies; trained models on Israeli or occupied-territory population, intercepted-communications, or surveillance-derived data; or supplied autonomous kinetic-targeting systems.3, 19, 29, 25, 26, 27

Technology Ecosystem & R&D Footprint

Porsche Digital GmbH’s Tel Aviv scouting office has been publicly documented since 2018, and its 2022 expansion announcement covered cybersecurity scouting and Israeli cybersecurity-specialist hiring.12, 14, 15, 16 The reviewed evidence does not establish continued operation after November 2022.14, 16

Porsche AG made an eight-figure-euro investment in Magma Venture Partners and Grove Ventures, Israeli venture funds, in connection with its Tel Aviv innovation presence.48, 49, 50 The cited record establishes fund investments and innovation activity, not Porsche AG procurement from every portfolio company; current fund-position status is unknown from the reviewed sources.48, 49, 50

Porsche Ventures has publicly listed a Tel Aviv office among its locations and confirmed at least six direct Israeli startup investments by late 2022.14, 51, 52 no public evidence identified of Porsche Ventures investing in Hailo, Cognata, or Arbe Robotics; individual personnel transitions involving former Porsche personnel do not establish corporate relationships.53

Porsche SE’s 2025 annual report and April 2026 prospectus identify Aurora Labs and proteanTecs as non-controlling portfolio investments, distinct from Porsche AG’s operating business.3, 19, 20 Porsche SE’s disclosures do not establish a Porsche AG R&D programme, co-development arrangement, procurement relationship, vehicle integration, or data-processing role for either portfolio company.3, 19

Volkswagen Group’s Konnect, founded in 2018, describes itself as the Group’s Tel Aviv innovation hub for discovering, evaluating, and integrating Israeli technologies into Group vehicles and factories.47 Konnect identifies CARIAD’s Innoviz selection, CARIAD’s Mappo location-based infotainment integration into Audi Car OS, Audi’s SaiFlow EV-charging-hub monitoring partnership, and Volkswagen Group China’s Auto3P AI damage-reporting deployment.47 These relationships are attributable to the stated Volkswagen Group, CARIAD, Audi, or Volkswagen Group China entities, not Porsche AG.47 no public evidence identified that Porsche AG funded, controlled, procured, or operationally deployed those specific Konnect-linked relationships.47

No public evidence identified of a Porsche AG or Porsche Ventures acquisition of an Israeli technology company, Porsche-specific co-development with Technion, Hebrew University, or the Weizmann Institute, or a Porsche-specific Israeli patent or licence arrangement beyond the documented investments and Mobileye collaboration.34, 38, 41, 44, 48, 50

Civil Society Scrutiny & Regulatory History

No public evidence identified of civil-society organisations, BDS bodies, NGOs, or regulators specifically targeting Porsche AG’s Israeli technology investments or vendor relationships on human-rights or conflict-related grounds in the reviewed material.54, 55, 56 Porsche AG publishes a Business and Human Rights framework, but the reviewed material does not establish that it addresses Porsche Ventures’ Israeli portfolio or Porsche Digital’s Tel Aviv activity in a conflict context.54

A document-scoped review found no Porsche full-text mention in the specified OHCHR settlement-database materials, UN Special Rapporteur report A/HRC/59/23, and listed NGO reports.55, 56 This is limited to the reviewed documents and does not establish absence from all databases, reporting, affiliates, distributors, or later updates.55, 56

No public evidence identified of a Porsche-specific digital service, platform, licence, franchise, vendor deployment, boycott/divestment campaign, regulatory inquiry, export-control action, sanctions-related investigation, or legal challenge concerning Israeli technology provision in Israeli settlements or occupied territory.3, 19, 55, 56

No public evidence identified of personal investments by Wolfgang Porsche, Hans Michel Piëch, Ferdinand Oliver Porsche, Hans Dieter Pötsch, Michael Leiters, Michael Steiner, Jochen Breckner, or another named Porsche AG principal in an Israeli surveillance, cybersecurity, or AI company; Porsche SE’s corporate portfolio should not be restated as personal investment activity.57, 4, 3, 19

Footnotes

  1. https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/annual-sustainability-report/combined-management-report/fundamental-information-about-the-group/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  2. https://investorrelations.porsche.com/pdf-viewer.aspx?gid=99990000&src=%2F~%2Fmedia%2FFiles%2FP%2Fporsche-ir%2Fresults-and-presentations%2Ffinancial-reports-and-presentation%2F2025%2Fq4%2Fannual-financial-statements-2025-porsche-ag.pdf ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  3. https://www.porsche-se.com/fileadmin/downloads/investorrelations/mandatorypublications/annualreport-25/PSE-GB_Englisch_2025_.pdf ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16 ↩17

  4. https://investorrelations.porsche.com/en/corporate-governance/supervisory-board ↩ ↩2

  5. https://annualreport2025.volkswagen-group.com/group-management-report/shares-and-bonds/shareholder-structure.html ↩

  6. https://www.microsoft.com/en/customers/story/1534548947019807225-porsche-informatik-azure-en ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  7. https://www.microsoft.com/en/customers/story/1742097787586441609-porscheinformatik-manufacturing-azure-private-link-en-austria ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  8. https://www.cloudflare.com/case-studies/porsche-informatik/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  9. https://www.datadoghq.com/case-studies/porsche-informatik/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  10. https://www.redhat.com/en/resources/porsche-informatik-case-study ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  11. https://www.veeam.com/resources/customer-stories/porsche-informatik.html ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  12. https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2020/digital/porsche-digital-in-tel-aviv-scoutig-in-startup-nation-21762.html ↩ ↩2

  13. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-porsche-expands-in-israel-1001429327 ↩

  14. https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2022/company/porsche-digital-porsche-ventures-cooperation-location-tel-aviv-investment-activities-cybersecurity-experts-30301.html ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9

  15. https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2020/digital/porsche-digital-in-tel-aviv-scoutig-in-startup-nation-21762.html ↩ ↩2

  16. https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2022/company/porsche-digital-porsche-ventures-cooperation-location-tel-aviv-investment-activities-cybersecurity-experts-30301.html ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  17. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221026005190/en/Valence-Security-Announces-%2425M-Series-A-to-Scale-Delivery-of-Collaborative-SaaS-Security-Remediation-Solutions-to-Customers ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  18. https://siliconangle.com/2022/10/26/israeli-cybersecurity-startup-valence-raises-25m-secure-saas-risk/ ↩ ↩2

  19. https://www.porsche-se.com/fileadmin/downloads/anleihen/Porsche_SE_-_Debt_Issuance_Programme_-_Prospectus_22_Apr_2026.pdf ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16

  20. https://www.porsche-se.com/en/investments ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  21. https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/innovation/digital-deep-tech/porsche-digital-gmbh-investment-anagog-tel-aviv-israel-start-up-artificial-intelligence-mobility-digital-transformation-technology-smartphone-15169.html ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  22. https://www.timesofisrael.com/sports-car-maker-porsche-invests-in-israeli-startup-anagog/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  23. https://www.thedrive.com/tech/19938/porsche-invests-in-israeli-ai-tech-startup-anagog ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  24. https://annualreport2025.volkswagen-group.com/group-management-report/sustainable-value-enhancement/research-and-development.html ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  25. https://annualreport2023.volkswagen-group.com/_assets/downloads/gmr-management-report-vw-ar23.pdf ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8

  26. https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/cariad-16008 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  27. https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/press-releases/volkswagen-mobileye-and-champion-motors-to-invest-in-israel-and-deploy-first-autonomous-ev-ride-hailing-service-16586 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8

  28. https://www.mobileye.com/news/porsche-mobileye-supervision-collaboration/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  29. https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/press-releases/automated-driving-volkswagen-group-intensifies-collaboration-with-mobileye-18290 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8

  30. https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/publications/more/interim-report-january-march-2024-2703/download?disposition=attachment ↩ ↩2

  31. https://ir.mobileye.com/node/8191/pdf ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  32. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argus_Cyber_Security ↩ ↩2

  33. https://www.cognata.com/press-release-cognatas-simulation-suite-was-chosen-by-the-idf-and-the-israeli-ministry-of-defense-to-accelerate-algorithm-safety-and-readiness/ ↩ ↩2

  34. https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2023/company/porsche-mobileye-collaboration-automated-driver-assistance-functions-32250.html ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  35. https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/09/porsche-taps-mobileye-for-automated-driving-functions-in-future-models/ ↩ ↩2

  36. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobileye ↩

  37. https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-seven-years-mobileye-inaugurates-new-jerusalem-office-campus/ ↩

  38. https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2019/digital/porsche-trieye-start-up-sensor-technology-safety-investment-18415.html ↩ ↩2

  39. https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/21/porsche-invests-in-low-visibility-sensor-startup-trieye/ ↩

  40. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/21/porsche-invests-in-israeli-start-up-to-boost-safety-of-autonomous-cars.html ↩

  41. https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2019/company/porsche-tactile-mobility-data-start-up-israel-19027.html ↩ ↩2

  42. https://nocamels.com/2020/05/porsche-automotive-tech-tactile-mobility-vehicles/ ↩

  43. https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/27/goodyear-ventures-porsche-ventures-invest-in-virtual-sensing-company-tactile-mobility/ ↩

  44. https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2021/innovation/porsche-ventures-investment-technology-start-up-griiip-25021.html ↩ ↩2

  45. https://nocamels.com/2021/07/porsche-israeli-motorsport-tech-startup-griiip/ ↩

  46. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/innoviz-technologies-accelerates-delivery-of-newly-designed-lidar-platform-to-volkswagen-autonomous-mobility-to-equip-a-fleet-of-id-buzz-ad-shuttles-in-2025-302453790.html ↩ ↩2

  47. https://konnect-vwgroup.com/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  48. https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/company/porsche-innovation-office-tel-aviv-israel-technology-trends-talent-meschke-13791.html ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  49. https://isranomics.com/innovation/porsche-increases-its-presence-in-israel/ ↩ ↩2

  50. https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/company/porsche-tel-aviv-digitalisation-hightech-scene-silicon-wadi-talents-investment-innovation-lutz-meschke-15137.html ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  51. https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/company/porsche-and-start-ups/porsche-ventures.html ↩

  52. https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2022/company/porsche-digital-porsche-ventures-cooperation-location-tel-aviv-investment-activities-cybersecurity-experts-30301.html ↩

  53. https://techtime.news/2022/03/01/arbe-3/ ↩

  54. https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/sustainability/human-rights-in-the-porsche-group.html ↩ ↩2

  55. https://docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/59/23 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  56. https://docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/60/19 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  57. https://investorrelations.porsche.com/en/corporate-governance/executive-board ↩