Uber ordered 24,000 unmanned vehicles from Volvo

Uber and Volvo signed an agreement to acquire 24,000 Volvo XC90 unmanned crossovers from 2019 to 2021. The total amount of the transaction - $ 1.4 billion - reports Techcrunch . Uber plans to create a next-generation taxi service based on Volvo cars, where artificial intelligence will play the role of drivers.

Uber is already testing Volvo XC90 unmanned crossovers in Arizona, San Francisco and Pittsburgh. On test cars, an unmanned control system is installed, including hardware and software.
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After the conclusion of the transaction, Volvo will fully take over the production of cars and install all the necessary sensors and scanners in the factory. The software will install Uber by itself.

In the new cars will be added backup control systems and braking, which will allow remote control of vehicles that have fallen into difficult road conditions.