Volvo to sell self-driving cars to Uber

Volvo will sell tens of thousands of self-driving cars to Uber, the car maker has announced.

Volvo says it will supply ride-sharing service Uber with thousands of self-driving cars. (AAP)

Volvo will sell tens of thousands of self-driving cars to Uber, which is expanding to become an operator and owner of its own car fleet.

The car maker said on Monday it would provide the San Francisco-based ride-sharing company with its XC90 premium SUVs complete with autonomous driving technologies, from 2019 until 2021.

Volvo, owned by China's Geely Holding since 2010, did not disclose the agreement's value. Media reports suggest Uber is buying up to 24,000 autonomous Volvo cars.

The deal is based on an alliance Volvo announced with Uber last year when the companies said they would collaborate on developing self-driving cars.