Uber's newest self-driving car is here, courtesy of Volvo

Uber just went public a month ago and is already making some big moves.

The ride-sharing giant revealed its newest self-driving car on Wednesday. Uber has partnered with Volvo to produce a new line of Volvo's existing XC90 vehicles specifically for Uber's self-driving fleet. The new production model is internally called 519G and comes with computerized brakes and steering systems straight from the factory, per CNBC.

That's in contrast to what Uber used to do with XC90s. Prior to Wednesday's announcement, Uber modified existing XC90s for self-driving, meaning they didn't come with these features built-in like the new ones will. Read more...

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from Mashable https://mashable.com/article/uber-volvo-xc90-self-driving-car/
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