Microsoft and OpenAI amend their deal, ending cloud exclusivity
On 27 April 2026 Microsoft and OpenAI amended their partnership so OpenAI can sell on any cloud, ending Azure's exclusivity while Microsoft keeps a non-exclusive licence to its models.
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Pony.ai opens Europe's first commercial robotaxi service in Zagreb
In April 2026 Pony.ai, with Verne and Uber, launched a commercial robotaxi service in Zagreb, Croatia, which the company describes as Europe's first. It was part of a China-plus-overseas strategy that also included Singapore and Luxembourg testing.
Groq licenses its inference technology to NVIDIA in a non-exclusive deal
On 24 December 2025 Groq announced a non-exclusive licensing deal with NVIDIA for its inference technology; founder Jonathan Ross and other staff joined NVIDIA while Groq stayed independent under a new CEO.
Figure reports results of its Figure 02 deployment at BMW
Figure reported that its Figure 02 robots spent 11 months on an active assembly line at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg, loading more than 90,000 parts and contributing to production of more than 30,000 X3 vehicles.
Microsoft and OpenAI sign a new agreement as OpenAI recapitalises
On 28 October 2025 Microsoft and OpenAI signed a new definitive agreement as OpenAI became a public benefit corporation, redefining Microsoft's stake, IP rights and AGI terms.
Apollo Go partners with Lyft to enter European markets
In August 2025 Baidu said Apollo Go would partner with Lyft to deploy fully autonomous vehicles in key European markets, starting with Germany and the UK and scaling to thousands of cars.
Google hires Windsurf's CEO in a $2.4 billion deal as OpenAI's acquisition falls apart
In July 2025 OpenAI's $3 billion deal to acquire the AI coding startup Windsurf collapsed; the same day Google DeepMind hired Windsurf's CEO and top researchers, with Google paying $2.4 billion to license the startup's technology.
Apollo Go and Uber agree a multi-year global deployment partnership
In July 2025 Baidu's Apollo Go signed a multi-year strategic partnership with Uber to deploy thousands of fully autonomous vehicles on Uber's platform across multiple international markets, starting with Asia and the Middle East.
Figure ends its collaboration with OpenAI
On 4 February 2025, Figure ended its collaboration agreement with OpenAI. Brett Adcock cited integration problems and said Figure had built end-to-end robot AI in-house, while pointing to BMW and a new large customer.
Runway partners with Lionsgate on a custom video model
In September 2024, Runway and Lionsgate announced a partnership to build a custom AI video model trained on Lionsgate's library of more than 20,000 film and TV titles, for use only by Lionsgate-affiliated filmmakers.
GXO and Agility sign the first commercial humanoid RaaS agreement
In June 2024 GXO Logistics and Agility Robotics announced a multi-year agreement to deploy Digit humanoid robots in GXO's logistics operations, which Agility called the industry's first commercial and first Robots-as-a-Service humanoid deployment.
Amazon hires Adept's co-founders and licenses its agent technology
In June 2024 Amazon hired Adept's co-founders and some of its team and licensed the startup's agent technology, multimodal models and datasets, while Adept refocused on solutions that enable agentic AI under a new CEO.
Apptronik and Mercedes-Benz announce an Apollo pilot
On 15 March 2024 Apptronik announced a pilot with Mercedes-Benz to test Apollo humanoid robots in its manufacturing facilities — Apptronik's first publicly announced commercial deployment of Apollo.
Figure partners with OpenAI on robot AI models
On 29 February 2024, humanoid robot maker Figure announced a US$675 million Series B at a US$2.6 billion valuation and a collaboration with OpenAI to develop AI models for its robots.
Figure and BMW sign a commercial deployment agreement
On 18 January 2024, Figure announced a commercial agreement with BMW Manufacturing to deploy general-purpose robots in car production, starting with a few tasks at BMW's Spartanburg plant and expanding only if milestones were met.
The Partnership on AI is established
A multi-stakeholder organisation formally established in late 2016 by researchers from six of the world's largest technology companies to study and share best practices in AI, advance public understanding and provide an open platform for discussion of AI's effects on society.