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.

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.