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Volvo, Uber form autonomous-vehicle partnership

Modifications will enable the XC90 SUV to drive itself, said Sherif Marakby, Uber's vice president of global vehicle programs. (Bloomberg)
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Richard Truett
August 18, 2016 05:00 AM

Volvo Cars and Uber said they have formed a $300 million partnership that could put a fleet of self-driving XC90 plug-in hybrid SUVs on the road in the U.S. city of Pittsburgh in a matter of weeks.

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