Faraday Future inks UAE MoU on AI, Web3 and embodied intelligence

On its face this is an auto/Web3 story, but it’s also part of a broader trend of Gulf jurisdictions positioning themselves as testbeds for advanced AI applications tied to physical infrastructure. Faraday Future’s MoU with RAK Digital Assets Oasis folds embodied intelligence, AI and Web3 under one umbrella, with plans for joint research centres anchored in a new energy vehicle plant. That suggests the partners are thinking about AI not just for in‑car experiences but for things like fleet orchestration, digital twins and tokenized mobility ecosystems.([cairoscene.com](https://cairoscene.com/Business/FaFaraday-Future-Signs-MoU-With-RAK-Digital-Assets-Oasis-on-AI-Web3))

From an AGI perspective, the direct impact is modest—this is an MoU, not a mega‑funding round—but it’s another example of how AI capabilities are being woven into flagship industrial and city‑building projects in the Middle East. As more of these zones court AI-native companies with regulatory flexibility and capital, they can become important sites for high‑risk experimentation that might face more friction in the U.S. or EU. For embodied intelligence specifically, having real factories, logistics hubs and mixed‑use developments willing to pilot AI‑driven robots and vehicles provides rich, high‑stakes data environments.

It also hints at how cross‑stack ecosystems might evolve: mobility OEMs, crypto‑friendly free zones and AI labs aligning around shared assets (data, simulation, capital) rather than siloed products. That’s not AGI in itself, but it shapes where and how increasingly capable agents will first be deployed at scale.