Abu Dhabi’s AI university signs research cooperation agreement with Virgin Hyperloop

Abu Dhabi’s AI university signs research cooperation agreement with Virgin Hyperloop

The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) has signed an MoU with the California-based Virgin Hyperloop to collaborate on research and innovation within the field of AI.

MBZUAI is the world's first graduate-level, research-based AI university and was launched last year in Abu Dhabi's Masdar City.

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MBZUAI and Hyperloop will pursue three core objectives: joint fundamental research in several key AI domains such as computer vision; cloud computing initiatives; and a range of solution-oriented commercial projects in the smart transportation industry, they said in a joint press statement.

Hyperloop is capable of transporting passengers and goods at speeds exceeding 1,000kph and aims to become the most sustainable means of mass transportation.

The statement added that potential of AI, which is fundamental to Virgin Hyperloop's future operations in the Middle East, will form the core basis to explore knowledge exchange opportunities between MBZUAI and Virgin Hyperloop.

"Virgin Hyperloop will change the way we move around the world. MBZUAI will help enable this by providing access to some of the world's most talented AI professionals, as well as superior research facilities, which can contribute to realising Virgin Hyperloop's vision,“ said Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of