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First drive: IM6 brings MG’s tech joint venture to NZ roads 

The IM6 is not the first electric SUV to reach New Zealand this year. It enters a market where buyers are far from short of options. And while it is here from MG, technically it is not. It is an IM, a new premium division created through a joint venture between SAIC and Chinese tech giant Alibaba. SAIC provides the hardware and manufacturing depth. Alibaba contributes the software, cloud systems and digital backbone that define much of the IM6’s character.  The partnership is reinforced by autonomous technology specialists Pony and Momenta, whose perception and...

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Auckland to Wellington in a Tesla Model 3 FSD-S Review

We take Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) tech suite for a long drive down the North Island. How did it do? As one of New Zealand’s first 1400km tests of the Full Self‑Driving (Supervised) from Auckland’s sprawl to Wellington’s tight streets, Tesla’s semi‑autonomous system faced everything from flooded rural roads to city congestion — with a human ready to step in when Kiwi conditions proved a bit much. Setting off My Model 3 Long Range had the latest software update and FSD Supervised subscription switched on. I set our first stop for the night — Āpiti in the Tararuas — as the...

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