California State Treasurer Fiona Ma Visits Faraday Future’s Headquarters and Unveils EAI Robotics Education & Innovation Lab; FF EAI Ecosystem Strategy to Form a Closed Loop, Supporting California’s Ambition to Be the World’s Third-Largest Economy

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ: FFAI) (“Faraday Future,” “FF,” or the “Company”), a California-based global Embodied AI (EAI) ecosystem company, today announced that California State Treasurer Fiona Ma visited FF's El Segundo headquarters on April 16, experiencing FF’s EAI robotics and EAI EVs firsthand and attending the unveiling of the FF EAI Robotics Education & Innovation Lab. El Segundo Mayor Chris Pimentel, Former California State Senator Steven Bradford, and Ian Calderon, Former Majority Leader of the California State Assembly and CEO of Majority Advisors, also attended. This marks the first visit to FF by a California state-level government official and a significant moment for the Company's EAI ecosystem strategy.

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California State Treasurer Fiona Ma and El Segundo Mayor Chris Pimentel Visit Faraday Future’s U.S. Headquarters and Help Company Unveil Its EAI Robotics Education & Innovation Lab

At the ceremony, the Company officially announced the establishment of the FF EAI Robotics Education & Innovation Lab, with Treasurer Ma personally unveiling the lab’s plaque, representing a concrete step toward FF's goal of becoming a pilot center in California for EAI education. Lynwood Unified School District Representative David Ramirez attended and confirmed the district's intent to collaborate with FF on EAI education. Treasurer Ma also participated in the unveiling of FF’s California Women in EAI & STEM Innovation Center, underscoring FF’s long-term commitment to advancing women’s participation in EAI and STEM innovation.

“This was my first time here visiting FF, I was very impressed with everyone I met and everything I saw, from the robots to their cars. The technology is here, it is going to make our lives easier and more efficient,” said Treasurer Ma. “I want to thank FF for locating your HQ here in El Segundo, and for building your cars in Hanford, CA, and creating both engineering and manufacturing jobs. With your help, I hope California will soon become the 3^rd largest global economy in the world.”

During the visit, Treasurer Ma and Mayor Pimentel engaged in in-depth discussions with the Company across several key areas, including listing FF's EAI robotics products in California and city government GSA (General Service Administration) procurement catalogs, and expanding access to public procurement channels such as schools and educational institutions. The conversations also covered AI and EAI upgrades across K-12 and higher education systems, robotics data collection partnerships, EAI supply chain integration, and site selection support for new factory sites to scale EAI terminal production capacity and data collection and training infrastructure. Following the discussions, Treasurer Ma expressed active support across all the above areas.