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

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.

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

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.

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 reportedly in talks with Hyundai to produce its next-gen self-driving cars, potentially using Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 electric cars. This move comes as the U.S. imposes higher tariffs on Chinese imports,

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