Germany to announce AI partnership with Nvidia next week, sources say
Germany and Nvidia are set to unveil a partnership next week, per Handelsblatt. The deal aims to boost AI adoption in German industry, with funding of several hundred million euros from a research fund. Nvidia will provide engineers and chips, while Deutsche Telekom’s AI cloud will host computing power. The initiative targets physical AI—such as robotics and autonomous vehicles—and industrial…
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- Funding of **several hundred million euros** from a German research fund for AI cloud and chips
- Focus on physical AI and industrial models, with **Siemens**, **Audi**, and **Black Forest Labs** among participants
The move follows earlier collaboration between Telekom and Nvidia, which launched an industrial AI cloud in Munich this year using up to 10,000 Nvidia chips. It also aligns with Europe’s push for self-sufficient AI infrastructure amid delays in the EU’s AI gigafactory plans. Nvidia has previously promoted its own sovereign AI stack to governments, including Berlin, which has reiterated its goal of increasing domestic AI capacity. Neither the German government nor Nvidia has confirmed the specifics of the agreement.
Germany to announce AI partnership with Nvidia next week, sources say
thenextweb.com · 16 October 2026
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