Uber has agreed to buy XC90 autonomous vehicles from Volvo as it seeks to replace its drivers with self-driving cars. Delivery of the luxury SUV XC90 vehicles is scheduled to start in 2019. With the cars costing around $50,000 each and the addition of self-driving technology, the deal could cost Uber more than $1bn. Uber already uses XC90s for its testing in Arizona and Pittsburgh, although those vehicles have human drivers ready to take control if something goes wrong. Google’s Waymo is already testing vehicles without drivers in Phoenix.
Uber has agreed to buy up to 24,000 autonomous vehicles from Volvo as it seeks to replace its drivers with self-driving cars. Delivery of the luxury SUV XC90 vehicles is scheduled to start in 2019. With the cars costing around $50,000 each and the addition of self-driving technology, the deal could cost Uber more than $1bn. Uber already uses XC90s for its testing in Arizona and Pittsburgh, although those vehicles have human drivers ready to take control if something goes wrong. Google’s Waymo is already testing vehicles without drivers in Phoenix.