Volvo’s New Initiative Would Make BMW Pay Attention
Volvo has been recognized for its dedication to safety for decades, and it is now going full steam ahead with self-driving technology but in the safest possible manner. The automaker has announced a partnership with China's DiDi Autonomous Driving, the self-driving technology subsidiary of DiDi Chuxing, which recently purchased Uber China.
Several Volvo XC90s are being outfitted with the requisite software and hardware in order to join DiDi's self-driving fleet. Backup steering and braking systems, as well as other related applications, are being incorporated into DiDi's already-existing testing network. The XC90s will be the first vehicles to feature DiDi's new self-driving hardware platform.
It will finally be deployed to the company's ride-hailing infrastructure if everything goes w...