Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ:FFAI), the California-based innovator in electric vehicles, is pursuing a robust strategy centered on artificial intelligence integration across multiple product lines. In a recent weekly update, Co-CEO and founder YT Jia detailed the company's expansion into robotics alongside its electric vehicle operations, signaling a pivotal shift toward a comprehensive “Dual-Engine EAI” approach. This strategy seeks to fuse AI capabilities seamlessly throughout its vehicle offerings and emerging robotics business.
At the forefront of this initiative is the development of Faraday Future's inaugural robotics product under the EAI brand. Jia confirmed that this product has successfully attained U.S. regulatory certification and is on the cusp of commercial launch. Moreover, the company anticipates completing approval processes for additional products within the initial batch imminently. To accelerate market entry, Faraday Future intends to synchronize product launches with immediate sales and deliveries within the same month, underscoring an aggressive go-to-market timeline.
Central to the company’s vision is leveraging automotive-grade AI technology derived from its electric vehicles and adapting it to enhance robotic intelligence and control frameworks. Jia emphasized that this technological transfer aims to elevate the sophistication and responsiveness of Faraday Future's robots. Additionally, the firm is developing what it terms an “EAI+Crypto” ecosystem. This integrated framework is designed to facilitate dynamic knowledge sharing and technology evolution across various applications, potentially creating synergies between its vehicle and robotics platforms.
Looking ahead, Faraday Future has announced a pivotal event on February 4 at the Las Vegas Convention Center coinciding with the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Show. This event will serve as a final launch platform for its EAI Robotics products and a recruitment conference for collaboration with its strategic partner FX. Entitled the “Robot & Vehicle +” theme, the conference will tackle pragmatic challenges related to real-world application, cost management, user experience enhancement, and ecosystem expansion. The company will provide further product specifics and reveal its strategic approach during the exhibition.
On the institutional investment front, recent disclosures reveal a significant uptick in confidence from BlackRock, with its stake in Faraday Future climbing approximately 40% to nearly 9.5 million shares as of December 31, 2025, compared to about 6.8 million shares three months prior. This enhanced backing indicates growing appeal of Faraday Future’s growth trajectory and strategic priorities among major institutional investors.
Faraday Future also showcased its product range, including the FF 91 and FX Super One electric vehicles, alongside its robotics vision at the UMEX 2026 event in Abu Dhabi held from January 20 through 22. The company’s booth attracted notable attention from senior officials of the United Arab Emirates, highlighting Faraday Future’s expanding global reach. Parallel to these activities, the company’s AIxC division initiated an accelerated global hiring campaign aiming to bolster execution capabilities across core business sectors. Complementing this, AIxC launched the new X Space event series, planning to increase community interaction and engagement over time.
Earlier in January, Faraday Future provided a comprehensive production and growth outlook during its inaugural Stockholders’ Day in Las Vegas. The company reaffirmed its ambition to scale vehicle production significantly, targeting between 400,000 and 500,000 units over the next five years. This expansion is expected to be principally driven by the FX Super One, a forthcoming FX 4 model, and lifecycle extensions with additional models anticipated beyond 2030. Core market focus remains on the United States and the Middle East, reflecting strategic geographic prioritization.
Under its base-case scenario, Faraday Future plans to deliver approximately 250 vehicles in 2026, ramping production to 5,000 units the subsequent year. Growth is projected to accelerate to over 22,000 vehicles in 2028, around 130,000 in 2029, and approach nearly 250,000 units by 2030 as new models are introduced. Financially, the company endeavors to achieve positive earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) within three years. Furthermore, Faraday Future aims for a sustainable long-term gross margin near 20%, reflecting operational efficiencies across expanding sales volumes.
Faraday Future shares responded positively to this momentum, rising 7.84% to $1.10 during premarket trading on Monday, according to Benzinga Pro data. The company's integrated AI and robotics ambitions, paired with evolving institutional investor support and international exposure, position it as a noteworthy contender in the evolving electric vehicle and AI robotics landscape.