According to the report, Waymo and Hyundai Motor officials have met more than three times to discuss a plan to use Hyundai's Ioniq 5 electric vehicles for Waymo's sixth generation

Waymo and Hyundai have reportedly met more than three times to discuss the automaker building autonomous Ioniqs to replace Waymo’s Zeekr fleet

The autonomous ride hail start-up is reportedly in talks with Hyundai to deploy the Ioniq 5 as a robotaxi. Google parent Alphabet's autonomous ride hail startup Waymo is reportedly in talks with Hyundai deploy its Ioniq 5 electric crossovers as robotaxis.

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

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.