Waymo previously selected vehicles from Hyundai and Geely for its robotaxi platforms, but faced headwinds on Chinese-built Geely vehicles due to 125% import tariffs

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The Trump administration issued an executive order in June 2025 supporting domestic drone manufacturing and imposed tariffs of 25 to 100 percent on foreign drone hardware

U.S. agencies investigated Singapore-based Megaspeed over allegations of helping Chinese entities bypass U.S. export restrictions to acquire advanced Nvidia AI chips.

U.S. President Donald Trump was briefed on intelligence regarding Megaspeed executive Alice Huang around late 2025 but chose not to act, reportedly to protect chip sales and trade relations.

The U.S. Commerce Department opened an inquiry into Megaspeed in late 2024 after an official found Nvidia chips sitting in boxes at a Malaysian data center.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang aggressively lobbied U.S. officials against domestic AI regulations and sought to curb U.S. sanctions on selling advanced AI chips to China.

The Trump administration eased restrictions on Nvidia AI chip exports to China, permitting transfers of H200 chips on a case-by-case basis subject to a 25% U.S. government fee.

Under the U.S.-Japan $550 billion investment agreement, President Donald Trump selects the specific projects to be funded by Japan

Japan's $21 billion investment in the New York chip plants operated by GlobalFoundries is part of a $550 billion U.S. investment deal struck by President Donald Trump's administration in exchange for lower tariffs on Japanese imports

Free cash flows from the U.S.-Japan $550 billion investments will be split evenly between both countries until a specific allocation is reached, after which 90% will go to the U.S.

Reports on August 27, 2026, indicated the Trump administration was considering additional tariffs on semiconductors made by United States companies, which a White House official dismissed as baseless speculation.

The United States import ban on foreign-made robots extends to everyday consumer devices such as robot vacuums

The United States government announced a ban on importing advanced foreign-made robots, including humanoid, quadruped, and connected machines