The US has reached a preliminary agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that would allow the Gulf nation to import 500,000 advanced AI chips from Nvidia annually beginning in 2025, according to Reuters. The agreement is expected to support the UAE’s push to build critical data centers essential for advancing AI model development. Sources familiar with the matter suggest the agreement is expected to last until at least 2027, with the potential for an extension through 2030.
It’s unclear how many still recall the optimism with which 2025 was once hailed—by automakers across Europe, the US, and even China—as the definitive launch year for Level 3 (L3) autonomous vehicles. Yet, as the calendar pages turn, the odds of L3 systems arriving on time—and making a triumphant debut—now seem slim.
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