According to Reuters report on November 21, Beijing time，Ride-hailing app 188bet sports betting plans to buy up to 2 from Volvo Cars.40,000 self-driving cars，From a US ride-hailing app to a fleet owner、Operator transition。

This non-binding framework agreement may provide a way for 188bet sports betting，Overcoming the setbacks encountered by Silicon Valley’s autonomous driving department in improving the autonomous driving system。The term of the agreement is close to three years，Will integrate Volvo Cars and 188bet sports betting autonomous driving systems，It coincides with 188bet sports betting’s self-driving unit being sued for stealing trade secrets，When top talents are lost。

Automobile manufacturer、Ride-hailing apps and technology startups form loose alliances，To develop autonomous driving technology，Having a place in what is expected to be a multi-billion dollar industry。

Volvo said in a statement on Monday，As part of a non-exclusive agreement between the parties from 2019 to 2021，The company will provide 188bet sports betting with the XC90 flagship SUV equipped with autonomous driving technology。Volvo name，This agreement covers up to 2.40,000 cars。The autonomous driving system used in Volvo cars will be developed by 188bet sports betting’s Advanced Technology Group。

If 188bet sports betting buys all 2.40,000 cars，This will be the largest order Volvo has received so far，Will also be the largest sale in the autonomous vehicle industry。It will give 188bet sports betting its first commercial fleet。Currently，188bet sports betting loses more than 0 million every quarter。

The new Volvo XC90 starts at about ,000。Over a year，188bet sports betting has been in Tempe, Arizona、Pittsburgh testing Volvo prototype。During testing，The safety driver will be in the front seat of the car，To intervene if the autonomous driving system fails。

“From day one，Our goal is to invest in cars that can be mass-produced，" said Jeff Miller, director of 188bet sports betting Automotive Alliance。

Theoretically，These self-driving cars can pick up and drop off passengers through the 188bet sports betting app without the need for a driver。"Only if you get rid of the driver，It can become a commercial business，"Miller said。

Financial details of this agreement have not been disclosed。For 188bet sports betting，This will be a significant investment，Marks a change in the company’s long-term business model。Previously，Drivers purchased as 188bet sports betting “contract workers”、Lease or finance their car。

Miller said，The purchase of a small number of cars 188bet sports betting done through equity，Other cars were purchased with debt financing。

188bet sports betting rival Lyft reached a research and development cooperation agreement with Waymo, a subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet, this year，And with Ford、Startup Nutonomy and Drive.ai reaches cooperation，Integrate autonomous vehicles into its fleet。

Based on revenue，188bet sports betting is Sweden’s largest car manufacturer，The company expects record car sales this year for the fourth consecutive year。

*Source of this article: Phoenix Technology, author: Xiao Yu, originalTitle:《Purchase of self-driving 188bet sports betting plan 2.40,000 Volvo autonomous vehicles》.