Alphabet's Waymo is reportedly in discussions with Hyundai Motor to use the Ioniq 5 electric vehicle for its sixth-generation self-driving technology, replacing China’s Zeekr models amid rising tariffs on Chinese imports.

Waymo is reportedly in talks with South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor for contract manufacturing its robotaxis. What Happened: Waymo officials have met with Hyundai Motor officials over three times at the former’s headquarters in the U.

Zeekr autonomous taxi Waymo is in talks with Hyundai to outsource manufacturing of its self-driving vehicles, reported Reuters citing Electronic Times of Korea. According to the report, officials from Waymo and Hyundai have met more

STORY: Waymo is talking to Hyundai Motor about making its self-driving taxis. That’s according to reports by South Korea’s Electronic Times newspaper. It says the pair have met several times to discuss using Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 vehicles for Waymo’s next-generation cabs.

Autonomous driving firm Waymo is reportedly in talks with Hyundai Motor to outsource the manufacturing of its robotaxis, according to the Electronic Times. Officials at Waymo, which is owned by Google parent Alphabet, have met with Hyundai Motor more than three times, the report says.

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 could become Waymo's next self-driving taxi, deploying a new generation of the Google spinoff's Waymo Driver autonomous-driving system, Reuters reports.

Tariffs on Chinese EVs prompt the Alphabet-owned self-driving company to seek out the South Korean carmaker as a possible partner.