NESS ZIONA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: FRSX), an innovator in automotive vision systems, announced today that it has increased its stake in Rail Vision Ltd. by exercising warrants into 11,486 of Rail Vision’s ordinary shares for an aggregate of $2.24 million. Following the exercise, Foresight holds 32.62% of the issued and outstanding share capital of Rail Vision and 35.73% on a fully diluted basis.
Rail Vision is a developer of unique solutions and vision-based systems for advanced safety, asset and fleet management in the rail industry. In December 2017, Rail Vision completed a successful trial of its unique vision-based system with a leading European railway company. The trial was conducted under harsh winter weather and light conditions, both at day and night, and demonstrated the system's real-time capabilities to detect and classify railway obstacles at distances of several hundred meters.
In light of the trial's positive results, the leading European railway company notified Rail Vision that it wishes to conduct a long-term, paid pilot test with Rail Vision’s system as it considers purchasing the technology for its locomotive fleet.
“Aiming to accelerate and finalize the development and commercialization of its system, Rail Vision's management approached Foresight with a request to expedite the exercise of the warrants. Foresight is pleased to increase its stake and investment in Rail Vision in order to provide additional working capital and to assist Rail Vision in meeting its challenging goals,” commented Haim Siboni, CEO of Foresight. “We are also pleased with the progress Rail Vision has made thus far in the development of its unique and innovative solutions.”
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About Foresight
Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ
and TASE: FRSX), founded in 2015, is a technology company engaged in the
design, development and commercialization of stereo/quad-camera vision
systems for the automotive industry based on 3D video analysis, advanced
algorithms for image processing, and sensor fusion. The company, through
its wholly owned subsidiary Foresight Automotive Ltd., develops advanced
systems for accident prevention which are designed to provide real-time
information about the vehicle's surroundings while in motion. The
systems are designed to improve driving safety by enabling highly
accurate and reliable threat detection while ensuring the lowest rates
of false alerts. The company’s systems are targeting the Advanced Driver
Assistance Systems (ADAS), semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicle
markets. The company estimates that its systems will revolutionize
automotive safety by providing an automotive grade, cost-effective
platform, and advanced technology.
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