NVIDIA's next phase of investment will focus on humanoid robots, autonomous driving technology, and AI models that can run on local devices, according to a report by tech media outlet The Information on October 7. NVIDIA has reportedly discussed an additional investment of approximately $1 billion in humanoid robotics company Figure, which was valued at around $38 billion before this funding round. Additionally, NVIDIA plans to participate in a new funding round for AI search engine company Perplexity with an investment of approximately $3 billion, valuing Perplexity at around $35 billion before this round.