Nvidia expands AI ties with Hyundai, Samsung, SK, Naver

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is visiting South Korea to announce expanded collaborations with major Korean technology companies—Hyundai Motor, Samsung, SK Group, and Naver—alongside the South Korean government. This partnership aims to significantly boost South Korea’s AI infrastructure and physical AI capabilities, with the country securing over 260,000 of Nvidia’s latest GPUs. Approximately 50,000 GPUs will support public initiatives, including a national AI data center, while the remaining GPUs will be allocated to leading companies to drive AI innovation in manufacturing and industry-specific AI model development. This move follows recent U.S. technology agreements with Japan and South Korea to enhance cooperation on emerging technologies such as AI, semiconductors, quantum computing, biotech, and 6G. Key collaborations include Samsung and Nvidia’s joint effort to build an AI Megafactory that integrates AI across semiconductor, mobile device, and robotics manufacturing using over 50,000 Nvidia GPUs and the Omniverse platform. They are also co-developing AI