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

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.

Waymo and Hyundai have held talks about creating the robotaxi firm’s next autonomous cab, Korean media reports. The pair are discussing turning Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 into a fully autonomous vehicle that could replace Waymo’s existing Chinese-built Zeekr models.

Self-driving tech company Waymo is holding discussions with Hyundai Motor Group about using the Ioniq 5 as a robotaxi platform, according to reports from Reuters and a South Korean newspaper.

Waymo has purchased vehicles from Stellantis and Jaguar Land Rover and integrated its technology into the base vehicles

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.

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.

Alphabet's Waymo is in talks with South Korea's Hyundai Motor to outsource manufacturing of its self-driving vehicles, South Korean newspaper, Electronic Times, reported. Officials at Waymo and Hyundai Motor have met more than three times to discuss a plan to use Hyundai's Ioniq 5 electric vehicles for Waymo's sixth-generation self-driving technology,

Alphabet's Waymo is reportedly in talks with Hyundai Motor to outsource manufacturing of its self-driving vehicles. Read an update here.