Uber and Volvo announced Tuesday that they would be working together to assemble the ride-sharing app’s first fleet of self-driving taxis and according to recent patents, Uber’s really thinking this through. Recognizing that one of the major problems passengers of driverless cars face is car...

Volvo has jumped to an early lead in the autonomous game with a new deal that it has signed with Uber to provide the ride-sharing app with 24,000 autonomous vehicles. The three-year deal will help Uber supply its first robotaxi fleet. Volvo’s XC90s will have the core autonomous tech, to which...