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Volvo and Uber have teamed up for a new self-driving car that’ll be equipped with self-driving features at the factory level as opposed to fitting already made cars with Uber’s own self-driving technology. The new vehicle is a Volvo XC90 SUV that the automaker says is “capable of fully driving itself” when combined with technology developed by Uber ATG.

The new self-driving vehicle is equipped with more safety features, the most prominent being back-up systems for steering and braking functions. The systems are designed to get the vehicle to a halt if any of its primary systems fail. There’s also battery back-up power for the vehicles.

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Volvo and Uber entered a commercial agreement in 2016 for Volvo to supply tens of thousands of self-driving vehicles in coming years. This new vehicle is based on the partnership.

Volvo plans to put this new vehicle to work by 2020.

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