Waymo (GOOGLE) and Geely's Zeekr Partner to Develop Driverless Taxis.

$Alphabet-C(GOOG.US)$ $GEELY AUTOMOBILE H(GELYY.US)$ Dec 28 (Reuters) - China's Geely Holding GEELY.UL said its premium electric mobility brand, Zeekr, will make electric vehicles for Waymo, Alphabet Inc's GOOGL self-driving unit, to be deployed as fully autonomous ride-hailing vehicles across the United States.

The vehicles will be designed and developed at Zeekr's facility in Sweden, and later integrated with Waymo's self-driving technology, Geely said on Tuesday.

Waymo is the first and only fully driverless taxi service in the United States. It has driven thousands of people since launching its services a year ago in Phoenix.

The partnership with Zeekr will help Waymo expand its driverless ride-hailing service as the space gets more competitive, and also create inroads for Chinese brand Geely into the U.S. market.