Mercedes partners with Chinese software developer Momenta to deploy Level 4 self-driving cars for Lumo Mobility in Abu Dhabi, its first foray into robotaxis
William Wilkes / Bloomberg :
OpenAI partners with G42 and others to build a 1-gigawatt AI data center in Abu Dhabi called Stargate UAE, its first large-scale project outside the US
Eliot Brown / Wall Street Journal :
Uber and WeRide plan to expand their robotaxi service to 15 more cities over the next five years, including in Europe, after a December 2024 launch in Abu Dhabi
Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch :
Filings: Abu Dhabi-based AI group G42 set up a US company to boost its presence in the country, as the UAE plans to invest tens of billions of dollars in the US
State-backed group accelerates investment plans as it deepens collaboration over the technology X: @moalhashimi1 and @rwang07 X: Mohammed Al Hashimi / @moalhashimi1 : This expansion signals G42's ambi...
Uber and Chinese autonomous vehicle company WeRide launch a small-scale commercial robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi, marking Uber's first international AV offering
Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch :
Nvidia partners with Abu Dhabi-based G42 to create a climate tech lab and develop AI to improve weather forecasting accuracy using Nvidia's Earth-2 platform
Abeer Abu Omar / Bloomberg :
Sources: seeking an edge over China in AI deals, the Biden administration is brokering talks between US companies and the UAE, including Microsoft's G42 deal
Biden administration brokers talks between Microsoft, OpenAI Google and the UAE, as Washington seeks edge over China X: @shashj and @dkaushik96 LinkedIn: Alex Kipman and Nick Hatcher X: Shashank Joshi...
Microsoft invests $1.5B in Abu Dhabi-based AI startup G42 for a minority stake, after G42 severed ties with Chinese suppliers; Brad Smith will join G42's board
The Emirati AI Giant That Just Got A $1.5 Billion Investment From Microsoft Chris McKay / Maginative : Microsoft Invests $1.5 Billion in UAE's G42 Matthias Bastian / The Decoder : Microsoft invests $1...