General Motors Co. has acquired Israel-based battery software startup ALGOLiON Ltd. for an undisclosed amount, the Detroit automaker said in a news release Friday.
ALGOLiON was founded in 2014 and received early support from the Israeli Innovation Authority, the support arm of the Israeli government, according to the release. The startup's software uses data from EV battery management systems to identify "anomalies" in cell performance, enabling early detection of battery problems.
GM said the software uses "sophisticated algorithms to identify minuscule changes that could impact battery health weeks earlier than other methods in use today without additional hardware or sensors all while the battery is still operating properly."
