# Autotalks: robotics company

Canonical ID: `774dd692-5bc2-4e43-b354-995aa84ca8aa`

## Key facts

- **CEO:** Hagai Zyss (now VP of Product Management at Qualcomm post-acquisition)
- **Co-founder and CTO:** Onn Haran
- **Total funding raised:** approximately 110M USD (PitchBook)
- **Acquired by Qualcomm:** June 2025, for less than 100M USD
- **Product:** V2X communication chipsets (TEKTON3, SECTON3)

- **Slug:** autotalks
- **Status:** acquired (by Qualcomm, 2025)
- **Founded:** 2008
- **HQ:** Kfar Netter, Israel

## Models

_No models registered._

## Former / Previously (2)

- [Hagai Zyss](/people/hagai-zyss.md) CEO (secondary-verified)
- [Onn Haran](/people/onn-haran.md) Co-founder & CTO (secondary-verified)

## Acquisitions (1)

- [acquired by Qualcomm](/acquisitions/qualcomm-autotalks-terminated-2023.md) _full acquisition_ (announced) (2023-05-08)

## Supplies to

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## Common questions

### What is Autotalks?

Autotalks was a fabless V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) semiconductor company based in Kfar Netter, Israel, pioneering purpose-built chipsets for vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication to improve road safety and enable autonomous driving. Founded in 2008, the company raised approximately 110M USD from strategic investors including Qualcomm, Toyota, Samsung, Hyundai, and Foxconn. Qualcomm completed its acquisition of Autotalks in June 2025 for less than 100M USD, well below the 350-400M USD originally discussed, after an initial 2023 deal collapsed due to regulatory hurdles. Autotalks V2X technology has been integrated into Qualcomm Snapdragon Digital Chassis portfolio.

### What does Autotalks make?

Autotalks has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Autotalks builds physical robots.

### Is Autotalks publicly traded?

Autotalks is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of Qualcomm on the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in Autotalks?

Autotalks has no separately traded stock; it is owned by Qualcomm (the parent is the entity that trades, where it is public).

### Where is Autotalks headquartered?

Autotalks is headquartered in Kfar Netter, Israel.

### Who owns Autotalks?

Autotalks is owned by Qualcomm, per the DEPLOY registry.

### Is Autotalks a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Autotalks ranks in roughly the top 24% of companies tracked by the registry.

### When was Autotalks founded?

Autotalks was founded in 2008.


## Sources (1)

1. https://www.auto-talks.com/

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