Volvo Car Group is in a partnership with Waymo. The two companies announced a partnership to integrate Waymo’s self-driving software into a new electric vehicle designed for ride-hailing.

The new vehicle platform will be capable of Level 4 autonomy, which means it can handle all driving in a specific geographic area or in certain weather and road conditions.

The partnership also includes other subsidiaries under Volvo Car Group, including electric performance brand Polestar and Lynk & Co. International.

“Fully autonomous vehicles have the potential to improve road safety to previously unseen levels and to revolutionize the way people live, work and travel,” said Volvo Car Group CTO Henrik Green.

Waymo handles the design of its hardware suite, software and compute system. It then works with the automakers to create vehicles that integrate easily with its so-called Waymo Driver. These relationships have largely focused on ride-hailing applications, but could be customized to make the vehicles more suitable for local delivery, trucking and personal car ownership.(SD-Agencies)