Nvidia and German government sign letter of intent on industrial AI
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On 20 October 2026, the German federal government and Nvidia signed a joint declaration of intent to work together on frontier models for physical AI and to expand cooperation with Germany's Industrie 4.0 platform. Nvidia founder Jensen Huang also announced new investments in four German startups: Agile Robots, Avelios Medical, Mirelo and Reflex Aerospace. The investments are part of Nvidia's commitment of nearly $10 billion to Europe. The cooperation is currently at the stage of a signed letter of intent, and specific implementation arrangements have not been disclosed.
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- NVIDIA BlogGermany Wants to Lead the World in Industrial AI: How NVIDIA Will Help
In the cavernous hall of Kraftwerk, a former power station in Berlin, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang sat down to discuss Germany’s AI roadmap, and in particular, the industrial applications of AI.
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