Alphabet's Waymo, Hyundai In Talks To Use Ioniq 5 SUVs As Robotaxis: Report
Alphabet's Waymo, Hyundai In Talks To Use Ioniq 5 SUVs As Robotaxis: Report
The robotaxi company currently deploys its tech on vehicles including the Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Waymo is reportedly in talks with South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor for contract manufacturing its robotaxis.
Alphabet Inc.的（納斯達克股票代碼：GOOG）（納斯達克股票代碼：GOOGL）Waymo據報道正在與韓國汽車製造商現代汽車進行合同製造機器人出租車的談判。
What Happened: Waymo officials have met with Hyundai Motor officials over three times at the former's headquarters in the U.S., South Korean newspaper Electronic Times reported, citing sources. The robotaxi company is reportedly looking to procure Hyundai vehicles to operate as robotaxis.
發生了什麼：Waymo官員已經在美國總部會見了現代汽車官員超過三次，韓國報紙Electronic Times援引消息人士的話報道。據報道，這家機器人出租車公司計劃採購現代汽車作爲機器人出租車運營的車輛。
Waymo is considering using Hyundai's Ioniq 5 instead of Geely brand Zeekr's electric vehicles as previously planned for its 6th-gen self-driving technology owing to the increased tariffs on EV imports from China, the report added.
由於中國對電動車進口加徵關稅，Waymo正在考慮使用現代汽車的Ioniq 5而不是之前計劃使用吉利旗下的Zeekr品牌的電動車作爲其第六代自動駕駛技術的車輛。該報道補充說。
The robotaxi company currently deploys its tech on vehicles including the Jaguar i-Pace and the Chrysler Pacifica hybrid to operate them as robotaxis.
這家機器人出租車公司目前在捷豹i-Pace和克萊斯勒太平洋混動車上部署其技術以作爲機器人出租車運營。
Waymo, Hyundai, and Zeekr did not immediately respond to Benzinga's request for comment.
Waymo、現代汽車和Zeekr對Benzinga的置評請求未立即作出回應。
Why It Matters: In July, Alphabet committed to a new multiyear investment of $5 billion into Waymo to help the company "continue to build the world's leading autonomous driving technology company."
爲何重要：今年7月，Alphabet承諾向Waymo再投資5億美元，以幫助該公司「繼續建設全球領先的自動駕駛技術公司」。
Waymo is delivering well over 50,000 paid trips per week to customers, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai then said.
Waymo每週向客戶提供超過5萬次有償乘車，Alphabet首席執行官桑達爾·皮查伊當時表示。
Automotive research firm S&P Global Mobility said earlier this week that it deems Waymo to be the frontrunner in the field of autonomous vehicles in the U.S. The firm expects sales of autonomous light vehicles in the U.S. to reach about 230,000 units in 2034.
汽車研究公司S&P Global Mobility本週早些時候表示，他們認爲Waymo在美國的自動駕駛汽車領域處於領先地位。該公司預計到2034年，美國自動駕駛輕型車銷量將達到約23萬輛。
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