Volvo has signed an settlement to supply vehicles to the autonomous driving know-how unit of China’s high ride-hailing agency, Didi Chuxing, for its self-driving check fleet.

Volvo will present XC90 crossovers geared up with backup steering and braking methods that DiDi Autonomous Driving will combine with DiDi Gemini, its new self-driving {hardware} platform, the automaker stated in a statement on Monday.

Didi is presently working towards an preliminary public providing with a valuation of no less than $100 billion.

Final week self-driving startup Cruise, which is backed by Common Motors, stated it had raised $2.75 billion in its newest funding spherical from traders together with retail large Walmart, taking its valuation to greater than $30 billion.

Volvo, which is owned by China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding, will initially present Didi with a whole lot of autos, with the purpose of including extra because the self-driving check fleet expands, head of technique Alexander Petrofski advised Reuters.

“For us this can be a super alternative as a result of we achieve real-world know-how and get to check our autos in a real-world atmosphere,” Petrofski stated. “That is one thing we are going to profit from once we begin rolling out this know-how in purposes for our prospects.”

Petrofski stated a number of of the autos have already been delivered to Didi.

Volvo began providing test cars to Uber’s autonomous driving unit in 2016. Uber Applied sciences Inc. bought that enterprise to self-driving automotive startup Aurora final 12 months and continues to be utilizing Volvo autos.

“This (new settlement with Didi) is in step with our imaginative and prescient to be the associate of selection on a world stage” for self-driving fleets, stated Volvo’s head of autonomous driving technique, Johan Taws.

The built-in backup methods and security options on Volvo’s XC90 vehicles, mixed with Didi’s self-driving system, will finally permit the vehicles to function with out security drivers in robotaxi providers, Volvo stated.