Nvidia unveils IGX Thor with Joby, Nokia 6G deal expands AI

Nvidia announced a series of major partnerships and product plans at its recent GTC developer conference, unveiling moves intended to extend its GPU-based artificial intelligence from data centers into telecommunications, manufacturing, robotics and autonomous aircraft. Key deals disclosed include a roughly $1 billion equity investment in Nokia tied to a collaboration on 6G and AI-enabled radio networks, agreements with Samsung and SK Group to build AI-driven chip factories powered by more than 50,000 Nvidia GPUs, a deepening of work with Oracle on sovereign cloud AI, and an exclusive launch partnership with Joby Aviation to integrate Nvidia’s new IGX Thor industrial AI platform into autonomous flight systems.

Nvidia said IGX Thor, built on its Blackwell architecture, delivers roughly eight times the AI compute of the prior generation and is tailored for real-world autonomy. Joby will be the exclusive launch partner for the platform and plans to use it to power its Superpilot autonomous flight system for commercial and defense operations. Nvidia said developer kits for IGX Thor are expected to ship in December. Following the announcement, Joby shares rose in after-hours trading...