Volvo is working with Baidu to create a self - driving taxi for China . The Baidu deal has no supply agreement, Samuelsson said, but is being viewed as a first step into the China market, which industry forecasts suggest could become the single largest market for autonomous cars in the coming decades. The partnership will give the company access to the search engine operator ’s autonomous driving software , Apollo . It plans to use this for developing a Level 1 vehicle , the designation marking a car just short of needing no driver input whatsoever . Volvo is relying on selling these taxis to ride - hailing companies to help it reach its 2025 target of a third of sales coming from autonomous vehicles . It does not have a date for commencing production , but reiterated its intent to establish itself in the Chinese market .
Volvo is working with Baidu to create a self - driving taxi for China . The partnership will give the company access to the search engine operator ’s autonomous driving software , Apollo . It plans to use this for developing a Level 1 vehicle , the designation marking a car just short of needing no driver input whatsoever . Volvo is relying on selling these taxis to ride - hailing companies to help it reach its 2025 target of a third of sales coming from autonomous vehicles . It does not have a date for commencing production , but reiterated its intent to establish itself in the Chinese market .