Amnon Shashua

In July 2026, Shashua announced that he would step down as Mobileye's CEO once a successor was found, while remaining a director and being offered the chairmanship. The announcement coincided with weak quarterly forecasts and a sharp fall in the share price.

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One Zero, a digital bank controlled by Shashua, continued to accumulate heavy losses while seeking new capital. Investors pressed for a lower valuation, and the terms of a SAFE giving Shashua a substantial discount attracted attention. Accumulated losses exceeded one billion shekels.

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AI21 Labs, co-founded by Shashua, undertook a major reorganisation and redundancies as it adjusted its strategy in the global competition over AI models. In 2026, Shashua left the board of directors, reinforcing perceptions of a change in direction.

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Facing OrCam's difficulties, Shashua and Aviram contributed additional funds and proposed a conversion at a sharply reduced valuation. Institutional investors opposed a transaction they considered excessively dilutive, triggering a governance dispute.

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OrCam, co-founded by Shashua, cut a very substantial proportion of its workforce through several rounds of redundancies and refocused its activities, particularly following a downturn in certain international markets. The episode marked a dramatic reversal for an Israeli unicorn once valued at several billion dollars.

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Mobileye repeatedly lowered its 2024 forecasts following substantial inventory reductions by customers and weaker demand. Its shares fell sharply, and the growth strategy of the company led by Shashua came under considerable scrutiny.

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Following a fatal crash involving a Tesla using Autopilot in Florida, Mobileye and Tesla ended their partnership. Shashua publicly argued that Tesla was pushing the system beyond the uses for which the technology had been designed, triggering a highly publicised dispute over safety and responsibility.

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