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Open your doors for AI : German chancellor urges firms to embrace AI as Nvidia pledges major European investments
At a glance
- Nvidia will back four German startups Agile Robots, Avelios Medical, Mirelo and Reflex Aerospace within a nearly $10 billion European investment commitment.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged firms, especially SMEs, to share operational data to accelerate AI adoption.
- Nvidia and the German government signed a joint declaration of intent to advance industrial AI models via the Industry 4.0 Platform.
- Siemens announced Nvidia-developed AI tools that could reduce engineering setup work by up to 85% and cut production planning costs by as much as 20%.
- Nvidias CEO Jensen Huang emphasized AI as an augmenting tool for industry and has recently pursued similar investments in France.
Nvidia ramps up European investments as Germany pushes industrial AI
Nvidia is stepping up its investment in Europes artificial intelligence ecosystem, announcing plans to back four German startups as part of a nearly $10 billion commitment to companies, universities and research institutions across the continent. The moves were unveiled at the Invest in Germany Summit in Berlin, where Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged businesses particularly small and medium-sized enterprises to embrace AI and share the data they already hold.
The chipmaker named Agile Robots, Avelios Medical, Mirelo and Reflex Aerospace as recipients of its support, but did not disclose the size of the planned investments. Agile Robots builds AI-driven robots for manufacturing, logistics and healthcare. Avelios Medical develops AI-powered hospital management software. Mirelo creates AI models to generate audio for video, and Reflex Aerospace designs and builds satellites.
Chancellor Merz framed AI as a major economic opportunity for Germany and singled out manufacturing, machinery and the automotive sector as priorities for integration. Please open your doors for AI to make use of your data, Merz said, urging companies to leverage the data they already hold as a competitive advantage for the country.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang echoed those comments, highlighting Germanys strengths in manufacturing, mathematics and science and arguing that AI will augment rather than replace industrial capability. AI can only augment your capability, it will not replace your capability, Huang said, describing AI as a new instrument for businesses.
The company is deepening its collaboration with the German federal government and the Industry 4.0 Platform a public-private forum that brings together government, industry, research and trade associations to accelerate industrial AI adoption. The government and Nvidia signed a joint declaration of intent aimed at advancing AI models for industrial applications.
Siemens, meanwhile, announced new AI solutions developed with Nvidia at its Erlangen factory. Siemens said the technologies could reduce the engineering work required to prepare production by up to 85% and that AI-powered production planning could cut costs by as much as 20%.
Huangs Berlin announcements follow a recent visit to France, where Nvidia disclosed investments in four French startups and where he met with President Emmanuel Macron. Huang is scheduled to deliver a keynote in Berlin later this week.
Together, these developments signal a concerted push by a major U.S. chipmaker and European governments to accelerate industrial AI adoption, combining technology investment, government support and industry partnerships to make production and manufacturing more efficient and AI-enabled.
