Car company Volvo partnered with search giant Baidu to build self-driving taxis for China

Briefing

November 2, 2018

Briefing	Volvo-Baidu Partnership – Car manufacturer Volvo teamed up with search company Baidu to develop self-driving taxis for China Self-Driving Software – Partnership will give Volvo access to Baidu’s autonomous driving software Apollo, intended for Level 4 cars, which can drive without human input on most situations Sales Goal – Volvo aims to get one-third of sales from driverless cars by 2025 Uber Deal – Volvo also struck deal with Uber to supply up to 24,000 Level 1 and Level 2 cars between 2019 and 2021
Accelerator	Transportation and Mobility
Market Disruption	Innovation Partnerships
Business Model and Practices Business Model and Practices	Innovative Partnerships
Sector	Information Technology, Transportation and Logistics
Organization	AB Volvo, Baidu
Source	Vaish, E., "Volvo Cars taps Baidu tech to develop robotaxi for China", Reuters, http://www.reuters.com/; AcceleratingBiz analysis
Original Publication Date	November 1, 2018

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