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China suspends robotaxi permits after mass outage
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Podcast: i30 N v WRX, iX M60 driven
The CarExpert team is back for another week of podcasting, looking at the topics that made car news over the past week.
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In this episode, Mandy is joined by Tony Crawford and James Wong, with Scott Collie chiming in to run through the latest in automotive news and what’s happening at CarExpert’s offices around Australia.
In car news, Polestar is targeting 600km of range for its new SUV, Apple has bold plans for its next-generation CarPlay system, Uber is pushing its drivers to go electric in Australia, and Kia is finally bringing new features to the Carnival.
Tony Crawford talks about his drive of the BMW iX M60 and M5 CS, and Scott Collie dials in to talk about his comparison between the Hyundai i30 Sedan N and Subaru WRX RS.
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Scott Collie is an automotive journalist based in Melbourne, Australia. Scott studied journalism at RMIT University and, after a lifelong obsession with everything automotive, started covering the car industry shortly afterwards. He has a passion for travel, and is an avid Melbourne Demons supporter.
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