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May 28, 2026

Mistral strikes deals with BMW and Airbus in ‘industrial AI’ push

The French scaleup’s new offering is focused on industrial engineering


Dubbed “Mistral for industrial engineering”, the platform intends to help customers manufacturing physical objects with engineering problems. Credit: Airbus Defence and Space SAU 2026

Mistral, the Paris-based scaleup, is doubling down on “industrial AI” as the sector increasingly moves towards building models specially designed for specific verticals.

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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