Volvo cars to supply Uber with up to 24,000 cars

A fleet of self-driving Volvos operated by Uber could be ready for the road in a couple of years. 

  • Uber’s modified Volvo XC90 SUV. Image courtesy of Uber.
  • Earlier this year, Volvo brought self-driving test cars to Arizona, San Francisco and Pittsburgh, and they’ve now entered into an agreement with Uber to form a fleet of autonomous vehicles across the U.S. Uber will purchase 24,000 Volvo XC90 SUVs between 2019 and 2021, featuring sensors and autonomous driving computing capability installed by Uber after purchase. The deal is said to be worth around $1.4 billion (the XC90 starts at $46,900).