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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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,