From Tesla to xAI: Captain Eli on Security, Robotaxis, X and Israel's Tech Edge

At CyberTech Tel Aviv, we sat down with Captain Eli, former Tesla team member and now working with xAI, for a wide-ranging conversation about Tesla, full self-driving, X, and Israel’s role in the future of mobility.

Eli shares his journey from selling Teslas in Israel (even selling one to our very own Yoel Israel) to working within the Elon Musk ecosystem and explains why he believes Israel could be the first country to fully adopt self-driving technology.

We discuss:

00:00 – How Yoel met Eli at Tesla

02:30 – From Tesla to xAI: working on Grok in Hebrew

04:00 – The complexity of right to left language in AI platforms

05:30 – What people get wrong about Tesla vs Chinese EVs

08:30 – Tesla and cybersecurity at CyberTech

09:30 – Why Teslas are nearly impossible to steal

11:00 – Israel, energy independence, and EV strategy

12:00 – The Boring Company and tunnels

14:00 – Why Israel could be first to full self-driving

16:00 – Robotaxis, traffic, and the future of cities

21:00 – Autonomous levels explained

24:00 – Why more Israelis should be on X

29:00 – Community Notes and the competition for truth

35:00 – SpaceX, satellites, and Israel

Hosted by Yoel Israel

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