Waymo might seek a backup if their planned Zeekr receives 100% tariffs from the White House, but probably not the Ioniq 5

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

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

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 is in talks with Hyundai Motor to outsource manufacturing of its self driving vehicles, Reuters reported South Korean newspaper Electronic Times as saying. 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 technology abd the plan includes replacing offerings from China's Zeekr.