Uber has just taken another big step from a ride-sharing service to a transportation provider. It announced that it will buy up to 24,000 Volvo XC90s, marking the first major vehicle fleet purchase by a ride-hailing service. Uber will take delivery o…
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Volvo melds technology and luxury in the XC90 T8 hybrid
The name Volvo conjures up the incredibly safe but visually bland 240 Wagon sold during the '70s, '80s and '90s. You'd buy a Volvo because you were practical and possibly a bit paranoid about other drivers slamming into you. But the Swedish automaker…
Uber brings its self-driving cars to San Francisco
Uber's self-driving cars are now roaming beyond the streets of Pittsburgh. The ridesharing firm has started deploying autonomous vehicles in downtown San Francisco, giving UberX passengers a (small) chance at ordering a robotic ride. There's still a…
These Volvo XC90 SUVs could be your Uber AIs in San Francisco
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What’s Swedish for ‘taxi!’?
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Review: 2016 Volvo XC90 T6 AWD Inscription
In the not too distant past, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo were all part of Ford’s Premier Automotive Group. One by one Ford sold each of those brands off, while keeping Lincoln and killing Mercury. Interestingly, since then, one by one, those brands started turning themselves around. It …
2016 Volvo XC90 T6: A better Range Rover by way of Sweden
Safe. Brick-like. Swedish. Volvo is still two of those three things, and the new 2016 XC90 is no brick. In fact, it’s a damn fine looking machine and it’s packing a twin-charged inline four-cylinder engine under the hood. You have a supercharger and turbocharger playing nice with a 2.0-liter, and …
Volvo will test self-driving cars on the public next year
Volvo has been working on its autonomous vehicle program for several years now, but there's only so much you can learn from testing tech in controlled conditions. While the company has run trials on public roads before, it's now planning to take engi…
Volvo says 20% of all XC90s sold are plug-in hybrids
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Volvo started selling its crossover SUV last year, and priced it at $68,000 here in the US.
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