Uber and Volvo have entered into an industrial partnership to collaborate on autonomous car development, the two companies announced today. The deal will see Volvo sell 100 cars to Uber by the end of the year (a few have been delivered already) along with a longer-term project to work together on new vehicles that will incorporate autonomous driving tech.
Initially, Volvo will sell Uber XC90 SUVs prepped for Uber’s autonomous vehicle control package, but not include any of its own advanced self-driving technology. Uber will then outfit the cars with autonomous driving technology it has developed in house.
"The alliance marks the beginning of what both companies view as a longer term industrial partnership," said a Volvo press release....
via The Verge
