Exhibit 10.15
PURSUANT TO ITEM 601(B)(10) OF REGULATION S-K, CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN REDACTED AND, WHERE APPLICABLE, HAVE BEEN MARKED “[***],” SUCH REDACTIONS ARE IMMATERIAL AND WOULD BE COMPETITIVELY HARMFUL IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.
JOINT DEVELOPMENT AND MASTER SUPPLY AGREEMENT
THIS JOINT DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of December 4, 2017 (the “Effective Date”) by and between MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC., a Delaware corporation, with a place of business at 2050 Auburn Road, Auburn Hills, Ml, USA 48326 (“Magna”) and INNOVIZ TECHNOLOGIES LTD., a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Israel, with a place of business at Atir Yeda 5 St., Kfar Saba, Israel (“Innoviz”). Magna and Innoviz are each herein referred to as a “Party” or, collectively, as the “Parties”.
WHEREAS, Magna is a leading technology company and global supplier of products and services for the automotive and commercial vehicle markets worldwide as well as an industry leader in the development and commercialization of automated driving solutions;
WHEREAS, Innoviz is a provider of LiDAR components, systems, software and related technologies for the automotive Original Equipment Manufacturer (“OEM”), aftermarket, mobility-on-demand and commercial transportation markets;
WHEREAS, Magna and Innoviz will work together for jointly developing and commercializing various LiDAR-related technologies (the “Purpose”);
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
The following capitalized terms have the meanings set forth below:
1.1 “Affiliate” means, with respect to a person or entity, any other person or entity now or hereafter controlled by, controlling or under common control with the first person or entity, for so long as such control exists, where “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such entity, whether through ownership of more than 50% of the equity securities (or other equivalent interests), or of the majority of the voting rights, of the subject entity, by contract or otherwise.
1.2 “Background IP” means with respect to each of Innoviz or Magna, all IP Rights which are solely owned (or dully licensed) and controlled by such Party and which existed prior to the engagement between Innoviz and Magna hereunder, or result from activities that are not Jointly Developed IP whether or not existed prior, during or after such engagement (including all IP Rights created following the day hereof by any Party (alone or together with any third party), without substantial inventive contribution from the other Party).
1.3 “Magna Terms” means Magna’s General Terms and Conditions of Purchase referred to in Exhibit A, as supplemented in accordance with the introductory paragraph in Exhibit A.
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