{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"154616","rtpr_id":"nBwNYg2ba-20260928","ticker":"FFAI","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["FFAI"],"title":"Faraday Future Announces Strategic Upgrade into Robotaxi and EAI Cabin Technology Operator and Physical AI Investment Holding Company; To Combine Its Robotics Business at Approx. $200 Million Valuation with AIxC (soon FFR) for a Standalone Listing","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-09-28T21:00:00.077Z","article_body":"Faraday Future Announces Strategic Upgrade into Robotaxi and EAI Cabin\nTechnology Operator and Physical AI Investment Holding Company; To Combine Its\nRobotics Business at Approx. $200 Million Valuation with AIxC (soon FFR) for a\nStandalone Listing\n\n\n * FFAI is upgrading into a Robotaxi and EAI Cabin (Intelligent cabin) shared\nmobility operations company and a Physical AI investment holding company.\nEvolving its automotive business from an EV manufacturer to a Robotaxi\nshared-mobility operator. FF aims to advance its “Four Future Trends”\nconcept, once again helping to drive automotive-industry transformation.\n\n * AIxC proposes to acquire and consolidate FFAI’s robotics assets and\nbusinesses at a market-based valuation of approximately $200 million, aiming\nto become the first Nasdaq-listed pure-play robotics ecosystem company built\non a “Four-Core Full-Stack” AI ecosystem in the U.S. Now both the Board of\nFFAI and AIxC have approved the Term sheet.\n\n * AIxC will change its name to FF EAI Robotics Ecosystem Inc. on September 30,\nwith its Nasdaq ticker changing from AIXC to FFR, effective at the opening of\ntrading on the same day. Upon completion of the proposed transaction, FFAI is\nexpected to become FFR’s single largest controlling stockholder. This would\nmark FFAI’s successful incubation of a Nasdaq-listed EAI robotics company.\nFFAI also plans to continue increasing its ownership in FFR over time.\n\n * Following completion of the proposed transaction, FFAI is expected to\nconsolidate FFR's financial results into its own financial statements, subject\nto FFAI's resulting ownership interest and applicable accounting standards,\nand to the definitive agreements.\n\n * In less than one year, FFAI's EAI robotics business completed Phase One of its\n“Built in USA” Acceleration Program, advanced the “One-Brain Multi-Form,\nMulti-Capability” FF EAI Robot World 2.0, and launched 24 FCC-certified\nproducts across three robot forms, with customer deliveries underway. By the\nend of August, cumulative EAI Device sales and shipments reached 552 units; Q2\naverage robotics product gross margin exceeded 30%, and cumulative revenue\nreached approximately $1.52 million. Across the remaining three cores, the EAI\nBrain entered engineering testing and delivery, Developer Platform 1.0 went\nlive, the EAI Data Factory established an initial commercial closed loop, four\nIndustry Productivity Solutions launched, and RoboShare secured multiple paid\norders.\n\n * Under preliminary projections prepared by FFAI management for the FF EAI\nRobotics business on a standalone basis, the business is projected to reach\npositive operating cash flow in the third quarter of 2028. Those projections\ncontemplate unaudited revenue of approximately $7.1 million in 2026 at a\npositive gross margin and approximately $45.17 million in 2027 at 30.5%,\ncumulative 2026–2030 revenue of approximately $1.98 billion with gross\nmargins expected to improve over time, along with growing cumulative EAI\nDevice sales exceeding 130,000 units.\n\n * FFAI plans to adopt an upgraded operating model inspired by Berkshire Hathaway\nand Alphabet and expects to announce additional strategic upgrade plans for\nthe new FFAI in the near term.\n\n * Subject to closing of the proposed deal, FFR will provide a standalone\nplatform to highlight and unlock the value of the robotics business, which may\ngradually reduce reliance on substantially dilutive financing and is expected\nto significantly reduce FFAI’s potential equity dilution. Following the\nstrategic upgrade of its automotive business, a lighter operating model is\nexpected to help substantially reduce costs. Together, these initiatives are\nintended to help FFAI’s intrinsic value be better recognized and accelerate\nthe maximization of value for stockholders.\n\nFaraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ: FFAI) (“Faraday Future,”\n“FF” or the “Company”), a California-based global EAI ecosystem\ncompany, today announced two major strategic business upgrades and\nvalue-restructuring initiatives, together with the latest execution progress\nand key breakthroughs:\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260928644041/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260928644041/en/)\n\nFaraday Future Announces Strategic Upgrade into Robotaxi and EAI Cabin\nTechnology Operator and Physical AI Investment Holding Company; To Combine Its\nRobotics Business at Approx. $200 Million Valuation with AIxC (soon FFR) for a\nStandalone Listing\n\n1. To become a Physical AI investment, incubation, and holding company and\nbring its robotics business into AIxC, which is expected to be renamed FFR;\n\n2. Upgrade its automotive strategy across three areas: entering Robotaxi\noperations, including potential connectivity with the Cybercab network;\nextending FF’s EAI cabin technology to other intelligent vehicles; and\nenabling FF vehicles to connect with Robotaxi networks.\n\nUpon completion of the transaction, FFAI is expected to become AIxC’s single\nlargest controlling stockholder. The specific transaction arrangements remain\nsubject to definitive agreements, Special Committees of Board of Directors of\nAIxC and FFAI and regulatory approvals, and formal Company announcements.\n\nFFR Targets Positive Operating Cash Flow by Q3 2028 and Top 3 EAI Robotics\nEcosystem Companies Overall Over the Next Five Years\n\nNasdaq-listed AIxC and FFAI have signed a non-binding term sheet for the\nproposed combination of FFAI’s robotics assets and business with AIxC at a\nmarket-based valuation of $200 million. The goal is to become the No. 1\npublicly traded pure-play “Four-Core Full-Stack AI” robotics ecosystem\ncompany.\n\nThe proposed transaction between FFAI and AIxC is expected to include an\n18-month lock-up arrangement for shares of the robotics business, with the\nspecific terms subject to definitive agreements between the parties. This\narrangement reflects FFAI’s long-term confidence in its robotics business\nand value. The pre-transaction valuation of AIxC is approximately $55 million.\n\nUpon completion of the transaction, FFAI is expected to continue to\nparticipate in the robotics business’s potential value appreciation through\nits ownership interest. AIxC is expected to discontinue its crypto strategy\nentirely and transform into a pure-play Robotics Ecosystem Company centered on\nthe Four-Core Full-Stack AI ecosystem, spanning robotics R&D, supply\nchain, manufacturing, sales, deployment, data and operations.\n\nIn less than one year, FFAI’s EAI robotics business has achieved significant\nprogress, exceeding initial expectations. The Company has completed Phase One\nof its “Built in USA” Acceleration Program and is advancing the\n“One-Brain Multi-Form, Multi-Capability” FF EAI Robot World 2.0. FFAI has\nlaunched 24 products across three robot forms, all of which have received FCC\ncertification, with user deliveries underway.\n\nThe Company’s “Four-Core Full-Stack AI” Ecosystem is beginning to take\nshape. By the end of August, cumulative EAI Device sales and shipments reached\n552 units. In the second quarter, the average contribution margin of FFAI’s\nrobotics products exceeded 30%, while cumulative revenue reached approximately\n$1.52 million.\n\nProgress has also been made across the ecosystem’s other three cores.\nFFAI’s internally developed EAI Brain has entered engineering testing and\ndelivery. Developer Platform 1.0 is now live, and the EAI Data Factory has\nestablished an initial commercial closed loop, including the completion of its\nfirst round of real-robot data collection and training. In addition, four\nIndustry Productivity Solutions have been completed and launched, while\nRoboShare has secured multiple paid orders. RoboShare aims to become one of\nthe top two robot-sharing and rental platforms in the United States.\n\nUnder preliminary projections prepared by FFAI management, the FF EAI Robotics\nbusiness anticipates total revenue from the Four-Core Full-Stack AI ecosystem\nis expected to reach $7.1 million in 2026, with a positive gross margin. Total\nrevenue is expected to reach $45.17 million in 2027, with gross margin\nincreasing to 30.5% as the business enters a higher-margin phase. Over five\nyears, the projected cumulative revenue of estimated $1.98 billion, with gross\nmargin gradually rising to about 54% in 2030. As the EAI Brain and Developer\nPlatform, Industry Productivity Solutions, EAI Data Factory and service\nbusinesses develop, ecosystem revenue as a share of total revenue is expected\nto increase from 22% in 2026 to 49%, which FFR believes would further\ndemonstrate the value of the “Four-Core Full-Stack AI” ecosystem. FFR also\nexpects to significantly increase R&D investment, with cumulative\nfive-year investment of approximately $300 million to maintain product and\ntechnology leadership. The projections are subject to change and may differ\nmaterially.\n\nFFAI management projects that EAI Device unit sales are targeted at 2,001\nunits in 2026 and 7,400 units in 2027, exceeding 130,000 units cumulatively\nover five years. The data business is expected to grow rapidly, with\ncumulative five-year data supply exceeding 19 million hours, supporting the\ncontinued optimization of the EAI Brain and advancement of its computing\ncapabilities. While peers such as Figure and Agility Robotics pursue a “One\nForm Does It All” model, FFR believes that relying on a single form to\naddress every use case has inherent limits. Through ongoing “One Brain,\nMultiple Forms” R&D, FFR intends to support the scaled deployment of\nmultiple robot forms while maintaining strong product competitiveness.\n\nIndustry Productivity Solutions are expected to initially focus on education\nand research, security and inspection, industrial productivity, and\nservice-sector productivity applications, before expanding into additional\nverticals to accelerate the deployment and application of robots with multiple\nforms and capabilities.\n\nFFAI Upgrades from EV Manufacturer to Robotaxi + EAI Cabin Technology\nOperator, Joining Forces with RoboShare to Build a Lighter-Asset Shared\nMobility Model\n\nThe automotive industry is entering a significant period of transformation\nshaped by autonomous driving, shared autonomous mobility and mobility\nservices. As early as 2014, FF Founder and Global CEO YT Jia was among the\nfirst in the industry to propose the “Four Future Trends” strategy of\nElectrification, AI, Internet and Sharing. In light of the trend toward more\nsocialized and shared vehicle use, and the new opportunities created by\nfragmented vehicle-asset ownership, FF plans to explore a lighter-asset model\nto advance the Four Future Trends, with the aim of upgrading its automotive\nbusiness into an EAI cabin and Robotaxi shared-operations company and once\nagain becoming a participant in and driver of automotive-industry\ntransformation.\n\nFollowing its strategic upgrade, FFAI will work with RoboShare to expand its\nRobotaxi autonomous shared mobility business, including by connecting to the\nCybercab network, exploring the deployment of FF’s “3rd aiSpace” EAI\ncabin technology in other conventional intelligent vehicles, and connecting\nFF’s own vehicles to Robotaxi networks. By leveraging RoboShare’s sharing\nplatform and operational capabilities, FFAI also plans to pursue opportunities\nin vehicle-asset onboarding, operations and user services.\n\nFFAI Establishes and Strengthens Its Position as an Investment Holding\nCompany, Advancing Synergies Across Shared Mobility, Robotics and Physical AI\nto Unlock Ecosystem Value\n\nAlongside the strategic upgrade of its automotive business, FFAI plans to\nbuild a more complete Physical AI industrial ecosystem, further expanding its\ncapabilities in industry investment, business incubation and investment\nholding. The Company aims to gradually establish a development model combining\nindustrial operations, capital investment, and ecosystem collaboration.\n\nAs the first U.S. company incubated within the FFAI ecosystem with independent\noperating capabilities and public-listing potential, FFAI’s robotics\nbusiness is expected to serve as an important starting point for FFAI to\nsupport the independent development of mature businesses and further explore\nopportunities in Physical AI industry investment, business incubation and\ninvestment holding. FFAI intends to use its holding platform to lead top-level\nstrategic planning and its incubation system to rapidly validate and\nefficiently scale businesses. It also plans to support mature businesses in\npursuing independent financing, valuation and development, creating a layered\ngrowth structure in which businesses advance independently while reinforcing\none another.\n\nBy supporting mature businesses in pursuing independent public listings or\noperations, FFAI expects to reduce the valuation discount associated with\nbundling all businesses together and reduce the need to continually dilute\nparent-company stockholders to support mature businesses’ ongoing\ndevelopment. Once independently valued, the value of mature businesses may be\nseparately reflected in the value of FFAI’s equity holdings, potentially\nsupporting the Company’s market value and further unlocking value across the\nFFAI ecosystem.\n\nFour Dimensions of Value Creation Expected to Reshape FFAI’s Capital\nStructure and Financial Profile and Open a New Chapter of Independent Growth\nfor FFR\n\nAs the first business incubated within the FF ecosystem with independent\noperating capabilities and public-listing potential, the robotics business is\nexpected to move beyond legacy burdens through independent operations and\nfinancing, opening a new cycle of growth for its robotics business. FFAI,\nmeanwhile, plans to further strengthen its investment holding platform\nposition, retain its business-incubation capabilities and participate in the\nrobotics business’s potential value appreciation through its ownership\ninterest. Together, these three changes are expected to unlock four dimensions\nof value:\n\nStrategic Value: Upon completion of the transaction, FFAI proposes to\ncontribute its robotics business to AIxC to achieve an independent public\nlisting and continues to be AIxC’s single largest controlling stockholder.\nFFAI would therefore expect to hold an interest in a Nasdaq-listed robotics\ncompany initially valued at approximately $200 million. FFAI may consolidate\nAIxC’s financial statements and continue to participate in the robotics\nbusiness’s potential value appreciation, further advancing its strategic\nupgrade and vertical focus on Physical AI.\n\nBusiness Value: FFAI’s planned Robotaxi shared-operations business may\ncreate ecosystem synergies with RoboShare, AIxC’s robot-sharing platform.\nThe integration of resources across robotics, shared mobility and Physical AI\nmay unlock additional business value and new growth opportunities.\n\nFinancial Value: Following the independency of the robotics business, its\nprofitability, growth trajectory, funding requirements and uses of capital are\nexpected to be presented with greater clarity. Financial-reporting\ntransparency and quality may improve. As the robotics business’s operating\nfundamentals continue to strengthen, the relevant results in AIxC’s and\nFFAI’s consolidated financial statements may also improve materially.\n\nCapital Value: FFR will provide a standalone platform to highlight and unlock\nthe value of the robotics business, gradually reduce reliance on substantially\ndilutive financing, and seek to maximize stockholder value as soon as\npossible. At the FFAI level, the Company’s future valuation framework may\ncomprise the value of the holding platform, newly incubated businesses and\nindependently operated mature businesses, providing greater clarity in its\nvaluation structure. Future funding needs of the robotics business are\nexpected to be addressed primarily through AIxC’s independent platform,\npotentially reducing financing pressure and equity dilution at FFAI. Through\nits ownership interest in AIxC, FFAI may continue to participate in the\nrobotics business’s potential value appreciation while reinforcing the\nholding platform’s business-incubation and value-creation capabilities.\n\nFFAI to Operate Under a Model Inspired by Berkshire Hathaway and Alphabet,\nWith Further Strategic Upgrades to Be Announced Soon\n\nFollowing this strategic upgrade, FFAI plans to operate under a model inspired\nby Berkshire Hathaway and Alphabet and announce further strategic-upgrade\ninitiatives in the near term.\n\nThe parties are advancing the execution of definitive agreements, financing\narrangements and transaction closing in an orderly manner. According to FFR,\nit plans to announce more next-phase strategy and business plan upon\ncompletion of the transaction.\n\nAt the signing of the definitive agreements, FFAI and FFR plan to enter into\nan Investor Rights Agreement setting forth governance arrangements agreed by\nthe parties, including rights to nominate members of FFR’s Board of\nDirectors. These arrangements are expected to be like the governance\narrangements between FFGP and FFAI.\n\n“Through this strategic upgrade, FF has the opportunity to once again become\na driving force in the transformation of the automotive industry,” said YT\nJia, Founder and Global CEO of FF. “FFAI plans to combine its robotics\nbusiness with AIxC to create an independently listed robotics company. FFAI\nwill also unlock value through a more open and resilient approach. This marks\na new beginning for both companies and an important step for EAI and Physical\nAI as they move from exploration to building an industry together and toward a\nmajor leap forward.”\n\nThe Company will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the proposed\ntransaction, its strategic rationale, expected financial and operational\nbenefits, and the Company's long-term growth plans. Executives from both\norganizations will provide additional details regarding the transaction,\nfollowed by a question-and-answer session.\n\nDate: September 29, 2026\n\nTime: 8:30 a.m. ET/ 5:30 a.m. PT\n\nDial-In: 1-877-407-9716 or 1-201-493-6779\n\nParticipant Link:\nhttps://callme.viavid.com/viavid/?callme=true&passcode=13759533&h=true&info=company&r=true&B=6\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcallme.viavid.com%2Fviavid%2F%3Fcallme%3Dtrue%26passcode%3D13759533%26h%3Dtrue%26info%3Dcompany%26r%3Dtrue%26B%3D6&esheet=54612281&newsitemid=20260928644041&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fcallme.viavid.com%2Fviavid%2F%3Fcallme%3Dtrue%26amp%3Bpasscode%3D13759533%26amp%3Bh%3Dtrue%26amp%3Binfo%3Dcompany%26amp%3Br%3Dtrue%26amp%3BB%3D6&index=1&md5=2d968e1a0b9fe8d60592aedf01f982bb)\n\nTelephone Replay\n\nReplay Dial-In: 1-844-512-2921 or 1-412-317-6671\n\nAccess ID: 13762866\n\nABOUT FARADAY FUTURE\n\nFounded in 2014, Faraday Future (FF) is a U.S.-based Physical AI ecosystem\ncompany dedicated to reshaping the future of robotics and mobility solutions\nthrough AI innovation and technologies. FF focuses on two major product\nstrategies within the Embodied AI (EAI) robotics business: EAI humanoid and\nbionic robots, and EAI automotive-focused robots. By building a \"Four-Core\nFull-Stack AI\" ecosystem of EAI Brain and Developer Platform, EAI Devices,\nIndustry Productivity Solutions and EAI Data Factory, FF aims to create an\nevolutionary flywheel: scaled device delivery, data collection and training,\ncontinuous evolution of the EAI Brain, stronger product capability, and even\nlarger-scale delivery and deployment. Through this flywheel, FF seeks to\nmaximize its commercial value and lead to the advancement of Physical AI. For\nmore information, please visit Faraday Future's official website:\nhttps://www.ffai.com/\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ffai.com%2F&esheet=54612281&newsitemid=20260928644041&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ffai.com%2F&index=2&md5=4f5956cd04bd39175efd0e473b3eeac7)\n\nFORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS\n\nImportant factors, that may affect actual results or outcomes include, among\nothers: the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and improve its\nliquidity and financial position; the Company’s ability to pay its\noutstanding obligations, which it currently lacks; the availability of\nsufficient share capital to meet its current obligations and execute on its\nstrategy; the willingness of convertible debt investors to fund the Company;\ndemand for the Company’s robotics products; the ability of B2B preorder\ncompanies to locate customers to purchase our robotics products, on which\ntheir nonbinding preorders substantially depend; competition in the robotics\nindustry, which includes companies with far superior experience, funding and\nname recognition; the ability of the Company to build an EAI education\necosystem that serves both the B2C consumer market and the B2B institutional\neducation market; the acceptance by teachers and students of the Company’s\nrobotics products in the education market; the ability of the Company to\nexpand into additional markets for its robotics products; the Company’s\nreliance on a single OEM for most of its robotics products; the Company’s\nreliance on Chinese OEMs for all of its robotics products; the possibility of\nthe federal government banning imports of Chinese robotics products; the\nCompany’s ability to get the planned robotics products to comply with all\napplicable U.S. rules and regulations; the ability of the robotics OEM to\ntimely supply robotics to the Company; the ability of the Company to close its\nproposed transaction for the purchase of its robotics business by AIxC; tariff\nuncertainty for imported products, particularly from China; demand from\nautomobile dealers for robotics products; the ability of the Company to evolve\nfrom a standalone EAI vehicle manufacturer into a shared-mobility operator;\nthe Company's ability to homologate FX vehicles for sale; the Company’s\nability to secure the necessary funding to execute on the FX strategy, which\nis substantial; the Company’s ability to secure an occupancy certificate\ncovering all of its Hanford facility; the Company's ability to remediate its\nmaterial weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting and the risks\nrelated to the restatement of previously issued consolidated financial\nstatements; the Company’s limited operating history and the significant\nbarriers to growth it faces; the Company’s history of substantial losses and\nexpectation of continued losses; the success of the Company’s payroll\nexpense reduction plan; the Company’s ability to execute on its plans to\ndevelop and market its vehicles and the timing of these development programs;\nthe Company’s estimates of the size of the markets for its vehicles and cost\nto bring those vehicles to market; the rate and degree of market acceptance of\nthe Company’s vehicles; the Company’s ability to cover future warranty\nclaims; the success of other competing manufacturers; the performance and\nsecurity of the Company’s vehicles; current and potential litigation\ninvolving the Company; the Company’s ability to receive funds from, satisfy\nthe conditions precedent of and close on the various financings described\nelsewhere by the Company; the result of future financing efforts, the failure\nof any of which could result in the Company seeking protection under the\nBankruptcy Code; the Company’s indebtedness; the Company’s ability to use\nits “at-the-market” program; insurance coverage; general economic and\nmarket conditions impacting demand for the Company’s products; potential\nnegative impacts of a reverse stock split; potential cost, headcount and\nsalary reduction actions may not be sufficient or may not achieve their\nexpected results; circumstances outside of the Company's control, such as\nnatural disasters, climate change, health epidemics and pandemics, terrorist\nattacks, and civil unrest; risks related to the Company's operations in China;\nthe success of the Company's remedial measures taken in response to the\nSpecial Committee findings; the Company’s dependence on its suppliers and\ncontract manufacturer; the Company's ability to develop and protect its\ntechnologies; the Company's ability to protect against cybersecurity risks;\nand the ability of the Company to attract and retain employees, any adverse\ndevelopments in existing legal proceedings or the initiation of new legal\nproceedings, and volatility of the Company’s stock price. You should\ncarefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties\ndescribed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Form 10-Q for\nthe quarter ended June 30, 2026, filed with the SEC on August 13, 2026; the\nquarter ended March 31, 2026, filed with the SEC on May 14, 2026, and Form\n10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2026, and other documents filed by the\nCompany from time to time with the SEC.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260928644041/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260928644041/en/)\n\nInvestors (English): ir@ff.com \n(mailto:ir@ff.com) \nInvestors (Chinese): cn-ir@faradayfuture.com \n(mailto:cn-ir@faradayfuture.com) \nMedia: john.schilling@ff.com (mailto:john.schilling@ff.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBwNYg2ba-20260928","title":"Faraday Future Announces Strategic Upgrade into Robotaxi and EAI Cabin Technology Operator and Physical AI Investment Holding Company; To Combine Its Robotics Business at Approx. $200 Million Valuation with AIxC (soon FFR) for a Standalone Listing","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"FFAI","created":"2026-09-28T21:00:00.077Z","tickers":["FFAI"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Faraday Future Announces Strategic Upgrade into Robotaxi and EAI Cabin\nTechnology Operator and Physical AI Investment Holding Company; To Combine Its\nRobotics Business at Approx. $200 Million Valuation with AIxC (soon FFR) for a\nStandalone Listing\n\n\n * FFAI is upgrading into a Robotaxi and EAI Cabin (Intelligent cabin) shared\nmobility operations company and a Physical AI investment holding company.\nEvolving its automotive business from an EV manufacturer to a Robotaxi\nshared-mobility operator. FF aims to advance its “Four Future Trends”\nconcept, once again helping to drive automotive-industry transformation.\n\n * AIxC proposes to acquire and consolidate FFAI’s robotics assets and\nbusinesses at a market-based valuation of approximately $200 million, aiming\nto become the first Nasdaq-listed pure-play robotics ecosystem company built\non a “Four-Core Full-Stack” AI ecosystem in the U.S. Now both the Board of\nFFAI and AIxC have approved the Term sheet.\n\n * AIxC will change its name to FF EAI Robotics Ecosystem Inc. on September 30,\nwith its Nasdaq ticker changing from AIXC to FFR, effective at the opening of\ntrading on the same day. Upon completion of the proposed transaction, FFAI is\nexpected to become FFR’s single largest controlling stockholder. This would\nmark FFAI’s successful incubation of a Nasdaq-listed EAI robotics company.\nFFAI also plans to continue increasing its ownership in FFR over time.\n\n * Following completion of the proposed transaction, FFAI is expected to\nconsolidate FFR's financial results into its own financial statements, subject\nto FFAI's resulting ownership interest and applicable accounting standards,\nand to the definitive agreements.\n\n * In less than one year, FFAI's EAI robotics business completed Phase One of its\n“Built in USA” Acceleration Program, advanced the “One-Brain Multi-Form,\nMulti-Capability” FF EAI Robot World 2.0, and launched 24 FCC-certified\nproducts across three robot forms, with customer deliveries underway. By the\nend of August, cumulative EAI Device sales and shipments reached 552 units; Q2\naverage robotics product gross margin exceeded 30%, and cumulative revenue\nreached approximately $1.52 million. Across the remaining three cores, the EAI\nBrain entered engineering testing and delivery, Developer Platform 1.0 went\nlive, the EAI Data Factory established an initial commercial closed loop, four\nIndustry Productivity Solutions launched, and RoboShare secured multiple paid\norders.\n\n * Under preliminary projections prepared by FFAI management for the FF EAI\nRobotics business on a standalone basis, the business is projected to reach\npositive operating cash flow in the third quarter of 2028. Those projections\ncontemplate unaudited revenue of approximately $7.1 million in 2026 at a\npositive gross margin and approximately $45.17 million in 2027 at 30.5%,\ncumulative 2026–2030 revenue of approximately $1.98 billion with gross\nmargins expected to improve over time, along with growing cumulative EAI\nDevice sales exceeding 130,000 units.\n\n * FFAI plans to adopt an upgraded operating model inspired by Berkshire Hathaway\nand Alphabet and expects to announce additional strategic upgrade plans for\nthe new FFAI in the near term.\n\n * Subject to closing of the proposed deal, FFR will provide a standalone\nplatform to highlight and unlock the value of the robotics business, which may\ngradually reduce reliance on substantially dilutive financing and is expected\nto significantly reduce FFAI’s potential equity dilution. Following the\nstrategic upgrade of its automotive business, a lighter operating model is\nexpected to help substantially reduce costs. Together, these initiatives are\nintended to help FFAI’s intrinsic value be better recognized and accelerate\nthe maximization of value for stockholders.\n\nFaraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ: FFAI) (“Faraday Future,”\n“FF” or the “Company”), a California-based global EAI ecosystem\ncompany, today announced two major strategic business upgrades and\nvalue-restructuring initiatives, together with the latest execution progress\nand key breakthroughs:\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260928644041/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260928644041/en/)\n\nFaraday Future Announces Strategic Upgrade into Robotaxi and EAI Cabin\nTechnology Operator and Physical AI Investment Holding Company; To Combine Its\nRobotics Business at Approx. $200 Million Valuation with AIxC (soon FFR) for a\nStandalone Listing\n\n1. To become a Physical AI investment, incubation, and holding company and\nbring its robotics business into AIxC, which is expected to be renamed FFR;\n\n2. Upgrade its automotive strategy across three areas: entering Robotaxi\noperations, including potential connectivity with the Cybercab network;\nextending FF’s EAI cabin technology to other intelligent vehicles; and\nenabling FF vehicles to connect with Robotaxi networks.\n\nUpon completion of the transaction, FFAI is expected to become AIxC’s single\nlargest controlling stockholder. The specific transaction arrangements remain\nsubject to definitive agreements, Special Committees of Board of Directors of\nAIxC and FFAI and regulatory approvals, and formal Company announcements.\n\nFFR Targets Positive Operating Cash Flow by Q3 2028 and Top 3 EAI Robotics\nEcosystem Companies Overall Over the Next Five Years\n\nNasdaq-listed AIxC and FFAI have signed a non-binding term sheet for the\nproposed combination of FFAI’s robotics assets and business with AIxC at a\nmarket-based valuation of $200 million. The goal is to become the No. 1\npublicly traded pure-play “Four-Core Full-Stack AI” robotics ecosystem\ncompany.\n\nThe proposed transaction between FFAI and AIxC is expected to include an\n18-month lock-up arrangement for shares of the robotics business, with the\nspecific terms subject to definitive agreements between the parties. This\narrangement reflects FFAI’s long-term confidence in its robotics business\nand value. The pre-transaction valuation of AIxC is approximately $55 million.\n\nUpon completion of the transaction, FFAI is expected to continue to\nparticipate in the robotics business’s potential value appreciation through\nits ownership interest. AIxC is expected to discontinue its crypto strategy\nentirely and transform into a pure-play Robotics Ecosystem Company centered on\nthe Four-Core Full-Stack AI ecosystem, spanning robotics R&D, supply\nchain, manufacturing, sales, deployment, data and operations.\n\nIn less than one year, FFAI’s EAI robotics business has achieved significant\nprogress, exceeding initial expectations. The Company has completed Phase One\nof its “Built in USA” Acceleration Program and is advancing the\n“One-Brain Multi-Form, Multi-Capability” FF EAI Robot World 2.0. FFAI has\nlaunched 24 products across three robot forms, all of which have received FCC\ncertification, with user deliveries underway.\n\nThe Company’s “Four-Core Full-Stack AI” Ecosystem is beginning to take\nshape. By the end of August, cumulative EAI Device sales and shipments reached\n552 units. In the second quarter, the average contribution margin of FFAI’s\nrobotics products exceeded 30%, while cumulative revenue reached approximately\n$1.52 million.\n\nProgress has also been made across the ecosystem’s other three cores.\nFFAI’s internally developed EAI Brain has entered engineering testing and\ndelivery. Developer Platform 1.0 is now live, and the EAI Data Factory has\nestablished an initial commercial closed loop, including the completion of its\nfirst round of real-robot data collection and training. In addition, four\nIndustry Productivity Solutions have been completed and launched, while\nRoboShare has secured multiple paid orders. RoboShare aims to become one of\nthe top two robot-sharing and rental platforms in the United States.\n\nUnder preliminary projections prepared by FFAI management, the FF EAI Robotics\nbusiness anticipates total revenue from the Four-Core Full-Stack AI ecosystem\nis expected to reach $7.1 million in 2026, with a positive gross margin. Total\nrevenue is expected to reach $45.17 million in 2027, with gross margin\nincreasing to 30.5% as the business enters a higher-margin phase. Over five\nyears, the projected cumulative revenue of estimated $1.98 billion, with gross\nmargin gradually rising to about 54% in 2030. As the EAI Brain and Developer\nPlatform, Industry Productivity Solutions, EAI Data Factory and service\nbusinesses develop, ecosystem revenue as a share of total revenue is expected\nto increase from 22% in 2026 to 49%, which FFR believes would further\ndemonstrate the value of the “Four-Core Full-Stack AI” ecosystem. FFR also\nexpects to significantly increase R&D investment, with cumulative\nfive-year investment of approximately $300 million to maintain product and\ntechnology leadership. The projections are subject to change and may differ\nmaterially.\n\nFFAI management projects that EAI Device unit sales are targeted at 2,001\nunits in 2026 and 7,400 units in 2027, exceeding 130,000 units cumulatively\nover five years. The data business is expected to grow rapidly, with\ncumulative five-year data supply exceeding 19 million hours, supporting the\ncontinued optimization of the EAI Brain and advancement of its computing\ncapabilities. While peers such as Figure and Agility Robotics pursue a “One\nForm Does It All” model, FFR believes that relying on a single form to\naddress every use case has inherent limits. Through ongoing “One Brain,\nMultiple Forms” R&D, FFR intends to support the scaled deployment of\nmultiple robot forms while maintaining strong product competitiveness.\n\nIndustry Productivity Solutions are expected to initially focus on education\nand research, security and inspection, industrial productivity, and\nservice-sector productivity applications, before expanding into additional\nverticals to accelerate the deployment and application of robots with multiple\nforms and capabilities.\n\nFFAI Upgrades from EV Manufacturer to Robotaxi + EAI Cabin Technology\nOperator, Joining Forces with RoboShare to Build a Lighter-Asset Shared\nMobility Model\n\nThe automotive industry is entering a significant period of transformation\nshaped by autonomous driving, shared autonomous mobility and mobility\nservices. As early as 2014, FF Founder and Global CEO YT Jia was among the\nfirst in the industry to propose the “Four Future Trends” strategy of\nElectrification, AI, Internet and Sharing. In light of the trend toward more\nsocialized and shared vehicle use, and the new opportunities created by\nfragmented vehicle-asset ownership, FF plans to explore a lighter-asset model\nto advance the Four Future Trends, with the aim of upgrading its automotive\nbusiness into an EAI cabin and Robotaxi shared-operations company and once\nagain becoming a participant in and driver of automotive-industry\ntransformation.\n\nFollowing its strategic upgrade, FFAI will work with RoboShare to expand its\nRobotaxi autonomous shared mobility business, including by connecting to the\nCybercab network, exploring the deployment of FF’s “3rd aiSpace” EAI\ncabin technology in other conventional intelligent vehicles, and connecting\nFF’s own vehicles to Robotaxi networks. By leveraging RoboShare’s sharing\nplatform and operational capabilities, FFAI also plans to pursue opportunities\nin vehicle-asset onboarding, operations and user services.\n\nFFAI Establishes and Strengthens Its Position as an Investment Holding\nCompany, Advancing Synergies Across Shared Mobility, Robotics and Physical AI\nto Unlock Ecosystem Value\n\nAlongside the strategic upgrade of its automotive business, FFAI plans to\nbuild a more complete Physical AI industrial ecosystem, further expanding its\ncapabilities in industry investment, business incubation and investment\nholding. The Company aims to gradually establish a development model combining\nindustrial operations, capital investment, and ecosystem collaboration.\n\nAs the first U.S. company incubated within the FFAI ecosystem with independent\noperating capabilities and public-listing potential, FFAI’s robotics\nbusiness is expected to serve as an important starting point for FFAI to\nsupport the independent development of mature businesses and further explore\nopportunities in Physical AI industry investment, business incubation and\ninvestment holding. FFAI intends to use its holding platform to lead top-level\nstrategic planning and its incubation system to rapidly validate and\nefficiently scale businesses. It also plans to support mature businesses in\npursuing independent financing, valuation and development, creating a layered\ngrowth structure in which businesses advance independently while reinforcing\none another.\n\nBy supporting mature businesses in pursuing independent public listings or\noperations, FFAI expects to reduce the valuation discount associated with\nbundling all businesses together and reduce the need to continually dilute\nparent-company stockholders to support mature businesses’ ongoing\ndevelopment. Once independently valued, the value of mature businesses may be\nseparately reflected in the value of FFAI’s equity holdings, potentially\nsupporting the Company’s market value and further unlocking value across the\nFFAI ecosystem.\n\nFour Dimensions of Value Creation Expected to Reshape FFAI’s Capital\nStructure and Financial Profile and Open a New Chapter of Independent Growth\nfor FFR\n\nAs the first business incubated within the FF ecosystem with independent\noperating capabilities and public-listing potential, the robotics business is\nexpected to move beyond legacy burdens through independent operations and\nfinancing, opening a new cycle of growth for its robotics business. FFAI,\nmeanwhile, plans to further strengthen its investment holding platform\nposition, retain its business-incubation capabilities and participate in the\nrobotics business’s potential value appreciation through its ownership\ninterest. Together, these three changes are expected to unlock four dimensions\nof value:\n\nStrategic Value: Upon completion of the transaction, FFAI proposes to\ncontribute its robotics business to AIxC to achieve an independent public\nlisting and continues to be AIxC’s single largest controlling stockholder.\nFFAI would therefore expect to hold an interest in a Nasdaq-listed robotics\ncompany initially valued at approximately $200 million. FFAI may consolidate\nAIxC’s financial statements and continue to participate in the robotics\nbusiness’s potential value appreciation, further advancing its strategic\nupgrade and vertical focus on Physical AI.\n\nBusiness Value: FFAI’s planned Robotaxi shared-operations business may\ncreate ecosystem synergies with RoboShare, AIxC’s robot-sharing platform.\nThe integration of resources across robotics, shared mobility and Physical AI\nmay unlock additional business value and new growth opportunities.\n\nFinancial Value: Following the independency of the robotics business, its\nprofitability, growth trajectory, funding requirements and uses of capital are\nexpected to be presented with greater clarity. Financial-reporting\ntransparency and quality may improve. As the robotics business’s operating\nfundamentals continue to strengthen, the relevant results in AIxC’s and\nFFAI’s consolidated financial statements may also improve materially.\n\nCapital Value: FFR will provide a standalone platform to highlight and unlock\nthe value of the robotics business, gradually reduce reliance on substantially\ndilutive financing, and seek to maximize stockholder value as soon as\npossible. At the FFAI level, the Company’s future valuation framework may\ncomprise the value of the holding platform, newly incubated businesses and\nindependently operated mature businesses, providing greater clarity in its\nvaluation structure. Future funding needs of the robotics business are\nexpected to be addressed primarily through AIxC’s independent platform,\npotentially reducing financing pressure and equity dilution at FFAI. Through\nits ownership interest in AIxC, FFAI may continue to participate in the\nrobotics business’s potential value appreciation while reinforcing the\nholding platform’s business-incubation and value-creation capabilities.\n\nFFAI to Operate Under a Model Inspired by Berkshire Hathaway and Alphabet,\nWith Further Strategic Upgrades to Be Announced Soon\n\nFollowing this strategic upgrade, FFAI plans to operate under a model inspired\nby Berkshire Hathaway and Alphabet and announce further strategic-upgrade\ninitiatives in the near term.\n\nThe parties are advancing the execution of definitive agreements, financing\narrangements and transaction closing in an orderly manner. According to FFR,\nit plans to announce more next-phase strategy and business plan upon\ncompletion of the transaction.\n\nAt the signing of the definitive agreements, FFAI and FFR plan to enter into\nan Investor Rights Agreement setting forth governance arrangements agreed by\nthe parties, including rights to nominate members of FFR’s Board of\nDirectors. These arrangements are expected to be like the governance\narrangements between FFGP and FFAI.\n\n“Through this strategic upgrade, FF has the opportunity to once again become\na driving force in the transformation of the automotive industry,” said YT\nJia, Founder and Global CEO of FF. “FFAI plans to combine its robotics\nbusiness with AIxC to create an independently listed robotics company. FFAI\nwill also unlock value through a more open and resilient approach. This marks\na new beginning for both companies and an important step for EAI and Physical\nAI as they move from exploration to building an industry together and toward a\nmajor leap forward.”\n\nThe Company will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the proposed\ntransaction, its strategic rationale, expected financial and operational\nbenefits, and the Company's long-term growth plans. Executives from both\norganizations will provide additional details regarding the transaction,\nfollowed by a question-and-answer session.\n\nDate: September 29, 2026\n\nTime: 8:30 a.m. ET/ 5:30 a.m. PT\n\nDial-In: 1-877-407-9716 or 1-201-493-6779\n\nParticipant Link:\nhttps://callme.viavid.com/viavid/?callme=true&passcode=13759533&h=true&info=company&r=true&B=6\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcallme.viavid.com%2Fviavid%2F%3Fcallme%3Dtrue%26passcode%3D13759533%26h%3Dtrue%26info%3Dcompany%26r%3Dtrue%26B%3D6&esheet=54612281&newsitemid=20260928644041&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fcallme.viavid.com%2Fviavid%2F%3Fcallme%3Dtrue%26amp%3Bpasscode%3D13759533%26amp%3Bh%3Dtrue%26amp%3Binfo%3Dcompany%26amp%3Br%3Dtrue%26amp%3BB%3D6&index=1&md5=2d968e1a0b9fe8d60592aedf01f982bb)\n\nTelephone Replay\n\nReplay Dial-In: 1-844-512-2921 or 1-412-317-6671\n\nAccess ID: 13762866\n\nABOUT FARADAY FUTURE\n\nFounded in 2014, Faraday Future (FF) is a U.S.-based Physical AI ecosystem\ncompany dedicated to reshaping the future of robotics and mobility solutions\nthrough AI innovation and technologies. FF focuses on two major product\nstrategies within the Embodied AI (EAI) robotics business: EAI humanoid and\nbionic robots, and EAI automotive-focused robots. By building a \"Four-Core\nFull-Stack AI\" ecosystem of EAI Brain and Developer Platform, EAI Devices,\nIndustry Productivity Solutions and EAI Data Factory, FF aims to create an\nevolutionary flywheel: scaled device delivery, data collection and training,\ncontinuous evolution of the EAI Brain, stronger product capability, and even\nlarger-scale delivery and deployment. Through this flywheel, FF seeks to\nmaximize its commercial value and lead to the advancement of Physical AI. For\nmore information, please visit Faraday Future's official website:\nhttps://www.ffai.com/\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ffai.com%2F&esheet=54612281&newsitemid=20260928644041&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ffai.com%2F&index=2&md5=4f5956cd04bd39175efd0e473b3eeac7)\n\nFORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS\n\nImportant factors, that may affect actual results or outcomes include, among\nothers: the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and improve its\nliquidity and financial position; the Company’s ability to pay its\noutstanding obligations, which it currently lacks; the availability of\nsufficient share capital to meet its current obligations and execute on its\nstrategy; the willingness of convertible debt investors to fund the Company;\ndemand for the Company’s robotics products; the ability of B2B preorder\ncompanies to locate customers to purchase our robotics products, on which\ntheir nonbinding preorders substantially depend; competition in the robotics\nindustry, which includes companies with far superior experience, funding and\nname recognition; the ability of the Company to build an EAI education\necosystem that serves both the B2C consumer market and the B2B institutional\neducation market; the acceptance by teachers and students of the Company’s\nrobotics products in the education market; the ability of the Company to\nexpand into additional markets for its robotics products; the Company’s\nreliance on a single OEM for most of its robotics products; the Company’s\nreliance on Chinese OEMs for all of its robotics products; the possibility of\nthe federal government banning imports of Chinese robotics products; the\nCompany’s ability to get the planned robotics products to comply with all\napplicable U.S. rules and regulations; the ability of the robotics OEM to\ntimely supply robotics to the Company; the ability of the Company to close its\nproposed transaction for the purchase of its robotics business by AIxC; tariff\nuncertainty for imported products, particularly from China; demand from\nautomobile dealers for robotics products; the ability of the Company to evolve\nfrom a standalone EAI vehicle manufacturer into a shared-mobility operator;\nthe Company's ability to homologate FX vehicles for sale; the Company’s\nability to secure the necessary funding to execute on the FX strategy, which\nis substantial; the Company’s ability to secure an occupancy certificate\ncovering all of its Hanford facility; the Company's ability to remediate its\nmaterial weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting and the risks\nrelated to the restatement of previously issued consolidated financial\nstatements; the Company’s limited operating history and the significant\nbarriers to growth it faces; the Company’s history of substantial losses and\nexpectation of continued losses; the success of the Company’s payroll\nexpense reduction plan; the Company’s ability to execute on its plans to\ndevelop and market its vehicles and the timing of these development programs;\nthe Company’s estimates of the size of the markets for its vehicles and cost\nto bring those vehicles to market; the rate and degree of market acceptance of\nthe Company’s vehicles; the Company’s ability to cover future warranty\nclaims; the success of other competing manufacturers; the performance and\nsecurity of the Company’s vehicles; current and potential litigation\ninvolving the Company; the Company’s ability to receive funds from, satisfy\nthe conditions precedent of and close on the various financings described\nelsewhere by the Company; the result of future financing efforts, the failure\nof any of which could result in the Company seeking protection under the\nBankruptcy Code; the Company’s indebtedness; the Company’s ability to use\nits “at-the-market” program; insurance coverage; general economic and\nmarket conditions impacting demand for the Company’s products; potential\nnegative impacts of a reverse stock split; potential cost, headcount and\nsalary reduction actions may not be sufficient or may not achieve their\nexpected results; circumstances outside of the Company's control, such as\nnatural disasters, climate change, health epidemics and pandemics, terrorist\nattacks, and civil unrest; risks related to the Company's operations in China;\nthe success of the Company's remedial measures taken in response to the\nSpecial Committee findings; the Company’s dependence on its suppliers and\ncontract manufacturer; the Company's ability to develop and protect its\ntechnologies; the Company's ability to protect against cybersecurity risks;\nand the ability of the Company to attract and retain employees, any adverse\ndevelopments in existing legal proceedings or the initiation of new legal\nproceedings, and volatility of the Company’s stock price. You should\ncarefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties\ndescribed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Form 10-Q for\nthe quarter ended June 30, 2026, filed with the SEC on August 13, 2026; the\nquarter ended March 31, 2026, filed with the SEC on May 14, 2026, and Form\n10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2026, and other documents filed by the\nCompany from time to time with the SEC.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260928644041/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260928644041/en/)\n\nInvestors (English): ir@ff.com \n(mailto:ir@ff.com) \nInvestors (Chinese): cn-ir@faradayfuture.com \n(mailto:cn-ir@faradayfuture.com) \nMedia: john.schilling@ff.com (mailto:john.schilling@ff.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-28T21:00:00.150937594Z","server_sent_at_ms":1790629200150},"received_at":"2026-09-28T21:00:00.338Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260928644041/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"143380","press_release_id":"154616","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Automobiles","sector":"Consumer Discretionary"},"redFlags":["transaction is based on a non-binding term sheet, subject to definitive agreements, special committees, and regulatory approvals","going-concern language: company currently lacks ability to pay outstanding obligations and depends on convertible debt investors","management projections are unaudited and subject to material change; cumulative $1.98B five-year revenue target vs only $1.52M revenue to date","reliance on a single Chinese OEM for most robotics products; risk of federal import bans and tariffs","material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting and prior restatement not yet remediated","history of substantial losses with expectation of continued losses; ongoing dilutive financing risk"],"eventType":"m_and_a","narrative":"Faraday Future announced a strategic upgrade from EV manufacturer into a Robotaxi and EAI cabin operator and Physical AI investment holding company.\n\nFFAI signed a non-binding term sheet to combine its robotics business, valued at approximately $200 million, with Nasdaq-listed AIxC (pre-transaction value ~$55 million), which will be renamed FF EAI Robotics Ecosystem Inc. and trade as FFR starting September 30.\n\nFFAI expects to become FFR's single largest controlling stockholder, may consolidate its financials, and plans to increase its ownership over time. 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