Mistral AI is moving into industrial engineering with Airbus and BMW as launch customers

The French AI startup announced both deals on Thursday, targeting aerospace design, flight safety, and automotive crash simulation

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Mistral AI signed a five-year partnership with Airbus and a separate agreement with BMW on Thursday, marking the Paris-based startup's push into industrial engineering applications.

Under the Airbus deal, the aerospace company will acquire licences for Mistral's full product suite, enabling deployment of AI models on-premises, in trusted clouds, or on board aircraft and spacecraft. Airbus will also gain access to Mistral's researchers and a degree of influence over the company's product roadmap, the company said. Among the identified focus areas: using AI to automate the........

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