Overdrive: Cars, Transport and Culture
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Overdrive: Rolls Royce Owner reflects on electrified 1967 Phantom; Trucking future; Spike’s Mini Ad
September 04, 2020 13:59 - 30 minutesHello and welcome to Overdrive a program with an infatuation about trains, planes, and automobiles. News 1. Transport for NSW to trial new tech to keep women safe travelling at night (2:05) 2. Toyota Corolla hybrid (3:08) 3. Honda HRV RS (4:11) 4. Toyota Lunar Cruiser could take hydrogen fuel-cell tech to the moon (5:19) 5. The Rolls-Royce Ghost Is The Luxury Marque s Most Important New Car (6:19) Motoring Minute • Volkswagen T Cross (7:26) Feedback • Sean Connery turns 90 – wh...
Overdrive: Hybrid’s huge success; Mini’s birthday; A Modern Defender!; WHO Road Safety program fails
August 30, 2020 06:27 - 30 minutesHello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that pushes the parameters in discussing motoring and transport. News 1. Toyota success is clearly with hybrids (1:28) 2. Details of the new Hilux announced (2:25) 3. Mini Anniversary (3:24) 4. Lunaz – Electrifying Rolls Royce Phantom V (4:26) 5. Road Safety into the Next Decade: Greater commitment and actions in LMICs (5:30) Interview Rob Fraser talks about the new Land Rover Defender – no more the dinosaur from a previous era (6:36) Feedbac...
Overdrive: Toyota Yaris: Safe, Comfortable, Expensive; Kia Carnival; Petrol Price Comparison
August 21, 2020 10:45 - 30 minutesWelcome to Overdrive, a program that ponders the particulars of motoring and transport. News 1. New Yaris Overview (1:34) 2. New Yaris Safety (2:49) 3. New Yaris Engines (3:46) 4. Kia introduces all-new carnival, offering unrivaled style, space, and comfort (4:53) 5. How many litres of petrol can you buy with one Australian salary (5:56) Interview Terry Thompson gives us an update of the historic classic event and the 70th anniversary of a great Jaguar (7:02) Feedback Comments from...
Overdrive: Audi S4 and A4; Toyota Fortuner and Hilux; Jaguar motion sickness; Driving to History
August 15, 2020 05:49 - 30 minutesWelcome to Overdrive, a program that ponders the particulars of motoring and transport. News 1. Audi S4 and S5 (1:50) 2. New Toyota Fortuner (2:53) 3. New Toyota Hilux (2:53) 4. Jaguar teaches driverless cars how to reduce motion sickness (2:51) 5. Active Driving Assistance Systems Do Less to Assist Drivers and More to Interfere (2:59) Interviews We spent a couple of days driving some new Audis through the picturesque areas near and up in the highlands sound west of Sydney. 1. Our r...
Overdrive: Can Suzuki Ignis do a Mini? Suzuki Swift; Audi A4 & A5; Steeling Moose size speed cameras
August 07, 2020 10:53 - 30 minutesHello and welcome to Overdrive a program that looks at the purpose of and the passion for trains, planes and automobiles. News 1. VFacts Cars sales figures show a slight relapse (1:34) 2. Audi have announced their new A4 and A5 (2:36) 3. Audi is researching bidirectional charging technology (3:41) 4. Nissan accepting electricity as payment for parking (4:40) 5. Ventilation in buses help reduce infection – London goes the whole way (5:50) Interviews 1. Motoring and Marketing expert Pa...
Overdrive: Bugatti’s Baby; Hyundai air-conditioning. Suzuki Baleno booms; Virtual car racing cheats
July 31, 2020 12:09 - 27 minutesHello and welcome to Overdrive a program that puts a magnifying glass to the role of cars and transport in our society and ends up burning a hole in it. News 1. Hyundai develops new air-conditioning technologies (1:45) 2. Jaguar Land Rover’s touchscreen you don’t have to touch to fight bacteria and viruses (2:44) 3. Suzuki Baleno – priced to succeed (3:48) 4. The new Audi R8 Coupé and Spyder arrive in Australia (4:45) 5. Bugatti’s Baby (5:50) Interviews Alan Zurvas gives a personal re...
Overdrive: RIP Ron Tauranac (Brabham’s designer); Electric classics; Nissan Pathfinder; Kia Purple M
July 25, 2020 05:35 - 27 minutesWelcome to Overdrive, a motoring and transport program where facts are important but so is passion and opinion. News 1. VW – to make electric classics (1:32) 2. 3-D printing makes manufacturing complex or limited number of parts possible (2:43) 3. Nissan Pathfinder (3:45) 4. Electric charging standard – Nissan goes for the common approach (4:44) 5. Establishes ‘purple m’ start-up to accelerate EV mobility services (5:52) Interview 1. Rob Fraser chats about the Nissan Pathfinder (6:5...
Overdrive: Nissan Ariya 100% electric; Hino 300 including hybrid; Musicians who have special cars
July 17, 2020 13:48 - 28 minutesWelcome to Overdrive, a program that pontificates on the issues of motoring and transport News 1. Nissan introduces the Ariya, a 100% electric crossover (1:48) 2. Audi TT Coupe 45 TFSI quattro S tronic (2:41) 3. Expanded Hino 300 series provides solutions for a growing market (3:46) 4. Kia Stinger 3.3l GT (4:46) 5. Subaru XV 2.0Is AWD vs Kia Seltos GT Line (5:46) Interview 1. Alan Zurvas runs through his feelings about four cars on the market (6:52) Quirky news 1. Brian Smith is aw...
Overdrive: Nissan Leaf helps power Canberra; Volkswagen Touareg; Hyundai Xcient; Jaguar Wedding car
July 11, 2020 10:02 - 27 minutesWelcome to Overdrive, a program that ponders on the issues of motoring and transport News 1. Car Sales Figures for June 2020 bounce back a bit (1:30) 2. Nissan leaf industry-first vehicle-to-grid charging technology launched in Australia (2:26) 3. World’s first fuel cell heavy-duty truck, xcient fuel cell, heads to Europe for commercial use (3:25) 4. Go electric or go off road: customers choose with Jaguar land rover and pivotal subscription (4:31) 5. Volkswagen's Touareg V8 is the prem...
Overdrive: e-Scooters; Jaguar I-Pace electric taxis; Alfa’s 110 birthday; Tesla’s sign confusion
July 03, 2020 10:02 - 27 minutesWelcome to Overdrive, a program that probes deeply into the issues of motoring and transport News 1. National Walk Safely to School Day Rescheduled for Friday 11 September (1:43) 2. UK trialling e-scooters on public roads (2:41) 3. Ford will allow some new customers to return vehicles if they lose their job (3:39) 4. Jaguar i-pace electric taxis on world’s first wireless high-powered charging rank (4:36) 5. Ford debuts F-150 (5:43) 6. An historic celebration: 110 years of alfa Romeo (6...
Overdrive: Segway goes; VW Golf R; BMW iPhone car key; 3-cylinder Yaris; Too much space for Parking
June 26, 2020 11:24 - 27 minutesWelcome to Overdrive, a program where we wander through the world of motoring and transport. News • Segway ending production (1:30) • BMW making your iPhone your car key (2:27) • Jaguar i-pace now smarter, better connected and faster-charging (3:21) • Digital vision technology signals on-track success for Panasonic jaguar racing (4:20) • Toyota has a new three-cylinder Yaris (5:23) Interview • We discuss the demise of the Segway that two wheeled technological advance device that didn’...
Overdrive: Toyota safety giveaway; Hyundai iMax; Nissan Juke; Terrorist Toyotas; Mazda BT-50
June 22, 2020 12:39 - 27 minutesHello and welcome to Overdrive a program that panders to the world of cars and transport News • Toyota offers free access to its safety software (1:33) • New Lexus is - evocative sports sedan design, focused driving dynamics and advanced technology (2:35) • Mazda reveals brand-new bt-50 (3:36) • Next-generation Kia carnival to debut this summer (4:31) • Passengers face £100 fines as face coverings become mandatory/ Virus busters clean trains – just don’t cross the streams (5:31) • Ev...
Overdrive: New Hilux; Audi e-tron; Toy cars gathering dust; COVID-19 – no need for a driving test!
June 12, 2020 11:33 - 27 minutesWelcome to Overdrive, where we cover everything to do with motoring and transport from the sublime to the ridiculous. News 1. New Hilux Upgrades Style, Performance and Features (2:00) 2. Audi e-tron and e-tron Sportback set to arrive in Australia (2:57) 3. Recycling more heat: Hyundai and Kia turn up EV efficiency with new heat pump technology (4:02) 4. Honda Australia creates Bathurst dreamscape made of LEGO® bricks (5:07) 5. Flop of BlueIndy car-share reflects broader ride-hailing cha...
Overdrive: May car sales; Hyundai Tucson - base or options; Very fast train; Batmobile in Russia
June 06, 2020 04:43 - 4 minutesWelcome to Overdrive, a program about the wonderful world of motoring and transport. News 1. FCAI releases May 2020 new vehicle sales statistics (1:36) 2. Hyundai motor unveils design of new Santa Fe SUV, the ultimate family adventure vehicle (2:34) 3. Tesla shareholder wants Musk to drop his disdain for advertising (3:30) 4. Alpine could become electric-only performance brand (4:30) 5. Self-learning road infrastructure will provide intelligent object-specific early warnings (5:40) Int...
Overdrive: Batmobile documentary, Kia Rio, Dealers don’t mention safety features; Lexus milestone
May 31, 2020 11:12 - 27 minutesWelcome to Overdrive, a program that digs up all sorts of information about the world of motoring and transport. News 1. Dealers slow to mention some safety features (1:29) 2. Lexus marks Australian milestone (2:21) 3. A new Kia Rio model (3:20) 4. Police adopt Electric Vehicles (4:04) 5. Batmobile documentary (5:00) Interviews 1. Kevin Hepworth Kia’s General Manager of Corporate Communications reflects on some issues of car sales and safety concerns. (6:08) 2. Warner Bros has releas...
Overdrive: Electric cargo push bike; Renault Master Van; Works of art on the side of delivery vans
May 22, 2020 12:41 - 27 minutesHello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that relishes all sorts of information and experiences in the world of motoring and transport. News 1. Govt raised $7.1 Million with Mobile Phone Detection Cameras (1:43) 2. Australians concerned about hygiene on public transport (2:36) 3. Clean is the new safety paradigm for AV development (3:35) 4. Renault van – safety for essential workers (4:34) 5. Zero emission ambulance (5:34) Interviews 1. Brian Smith has bought a cargo electric push b...
Overdrive: COVID-19 vs Flying cars; Mitsubishi Pajero Sport; Battle for Random Breath Testing in NSW
May 15, 2020 12:17 - 30 minutesHello and welcome to Overdrive, where we embrace the glories of motoring and transport. News 1. Warning for hundreds of Australian vehicles (1:28) 2. Covid-19 Casts a Dark Cloud Over the Flying Car Future (2:30) 3. T-Cross VW’s compact SUV (3:30) 4. Audi Q8 50 TDI more muscle and mild hybrid (4:25) 5. Jaguar Designer copes with lockdown (5:27) Interviews 1. We have a chat to our good friend Rob about the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport (6:26) 2. And we chat to the man most responsible for ge...
Overdrive: GM Holden accusations; Brian built 700 bridges; Wendy’s great US bridges; Lear jet car
May 10, 2020 13:10 - 28 minutesHello and welcome to Overdrive, where we take a sober look at motoring and transport. News 1. April’s catastrophic car sales figures 2. Holden leaving Australia – now the accusations are flying around 3. Car company incentives: what are they and will they stay? 4. Transportation Isn’t Going to Be the Same After Pandemic 5. “Infotainment Systems” Friend or foe Interviews 1. We have some feedback from listeners 2. Last week we referred to a great Bridge builder. This week we have ne...
Overdrive: Ford Smells; Mao & Hongqi; Elegant Bridges; Mini Corona: Tactical Urbanism; Brussels’ ban
May 02, 2020 14:58 - 27 minutesHello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that roams through the world of motoring and transport News 1. Ford Patents App That Checks for Bad-Smells in a car (1:32) 2. Mao's favourite ride Hongqi to build electric sports car with investor Silk (2:21) 3. Cars Not Welcome In Europe’s Cities When Lockdowns End (3:20) 4. New Zealand First Country To Fund Pop-Up Bike Lanes, Widen Sidewalks During Lockdown (4:13) 5. Coronavirus pushes Mini to rename its EV's funky wheels (5:12) Interviews ...
Overdrive: Playing on streets; COVID-19 Insurance refund; Car artist; Toyota; Dangerous Fast Food
April 24, 2020 10:00 - 28 minutesHello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that looks at the latest trends in motoring and transport for serious and not so serious issues. News 1. Cooped-Up Children Need Car-Free Play Streets, Say Experts (1:26) 2. UK Car Insurer Admiral Announces Customer Refunds And Support For Key Workers (2:22) 3. Electric Car Sales In Europe Might Suffer Virus Damage After All (3:22) 4. Ventilator from old car parts? Afghan girls pursue prototype (4:22) 5. New drivers in old computer simulated car...
Overdrive: Stirling Moss RIP; Electrics Vehicles good for environment; Travelling through Canowindra
April 17, 2020 11:59 - 28 minutesHello and welcome to Overdrive, a program about cars and culture 1. Sterling Moss Dies (1:21) 2. Honda Civic (2:17) 3. Flashing LEDs may cut ‘distracted walking’ risk a little bit (3:15) 4. LA eases parking rules 'to aid social distancing' (4:21) 5. University study debunks EV emissions ‘myth’ (5:12) 6. UK invests in ‘future transport zones’ (6:08) 7. With the passing of the great motor racing driver Sterling Moss we have an extended interview on his life and times, with John Crawford ...
Overdrive: COVID-19 & car sales; Nissan Warrior & Toyota Rugged X; Deodorising tyres; Peugeot 508 GT
April 10, 2020 15:30 - 27 minutesHello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that contemplates issues related to cars and transport. • Coronavirus impact on car sales (1:21) • Vehicle dealerships are open for Takata airbag repairs (2:11) • No road user charges in London (3:07) • Is it the time to get a bargain on a new car (4:04) • Car company incentives offer incentives (4:58) • We talk to the CEO of the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries about were car sales are going (6:06) • Motoring Minute Peugeot 508 GT Spor...
Overdrive: Caravans and self-isolating; recycling tyres; Hyundai Exoskeleton; Nissan & Toyota utes
April 03, 2020 11:10 - 27 minutesHello and welcome to Overdrive, where we stay at home and luxuriate in our dreams of cars and transport. • Coronavirus keeping your car virus free (1:19) • Ways to use your caravan while self-isolating (2:18) • Car companies’ equipment for Coronavirus patients (3:15) • The need to collect data (4:24) • Hyundai’s Exoskeleton Wins Design Award (5:19) • We talk to an Australian start up about an exciting new way to recycle tyres (6:28) • Just before the shutdown we took two utes out onto...
Overdrive: Coronavirus; What can transport services and planners do; what will be long-term changes?
March 29, 2020 10:53 - 27 minutesHello and welcome to Overdrive, a program where we put the world of motoring and transport under the microscope. • World-first study tests distraction and fatigue in drivers (1:29) • New Battery Technology (2:20) • Car industry helps fight Coronavirus (3:19) • Truck Changes because of Coronavirus (4:06) • How insurance we reflect modern technology (4:51) • Two interviews on transport lessons from Coronavirus • What measures we can take to reduce the risk on public transport (5:44) • ...
Overdrive: Angry men cars; New Elantra; Self-loathing cyclist; Mitsubishi ASX; Peugeot 508; Mazda 3
March 20, 2020 13:56 - 27 minutesHello and welcome to Overdrive a program that plays around a bit with cars and transport. 1. $2m funding to an Australian Electric veh company (1:32) 2. 140 countries pledged to eliminate traffic deaths. (2:22) 3. Mitsubishi ASX (3:32) 4. Stubborn, angry men are more likely to own luxury cars (4:31) 5. Diesel Brothers hit with big fine (5:37) 6. Motoring Minute – Audi A5 (6:41) 7. Hyundai’s new Elantra has a big launch in NY (8:13) 8. Motoring Minute – Peugeot 508 (16:54) 9. Motoring...
Overdrive: Coronavirus and transport; Amarok family ute; Ford Puma; Audi SQ8; Semi-autonomous safety
March 13, 2020 11:50 - 28 minutesWelcome to Overdrive, a program where we put the world of motoring and transport under the microscope. 1. Future mobility - who is calling the shots? (1:17) 2. Safeguards to keep drivers focused with semi-autonomous vehicles (2:12) 3. Ford Puma SUV (3:10) 4. Audi SQ8 TDI (4:09) 5. VW Amarok 580 (5:15) 6. How will the Coronavirus affect transport? We talk to transport planner Brian Smith (6:07) 7. Road testing the VW ute in a tough family situation (17:15) You can find more informati...
Overdrive: Nissan’s future; Holden sales old and new; Plug-in Hybrid; Feedspot top transport podcast
March 06, 2020 05:39 - 27 minutesHello and welcome to Overdrive a program that broods over the world of cars and transport 1. A paradigm shift brough about by EVs (1:26) 2. Holden Sales Crash (2:15) 3. Are old Holdens worth more now that the brand is going? (3:02) 4. Plug-in Electric Vehicles (3:52) 5. Feedspot’s top 10 transport podcasts (4:44) 6. Extended interview with Stephen Lester from Nissan Australia about car image and future directions (5:42) 7. And we hear from Dean Oliver and his early motoring expe...
Overdrive: Holden goes under: Formal history and stories from owners
March 01, 2020 11:45 - 27 minutesHello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that practices what it preaches, most of the time, on the subject of cars and transport. This week we concentrate on Holden, that famous Australia car brand that will soon cease to exist. In the news 1. From Craft to economies of scale (1:22) 2. General Motors did the holden name well (2:32) 3. Was the first Holden that good (3:37) 4. Button plan (4:32) 5. Did Holden build the wrong type of cars (5:39) 6. And we hear from a range of people wh...
Overdrive: Jaguar Land Rover Project Vector; Haval H9; Citroen C5; Electric Planes and Segway chair
February 29, 2020 11:34 - 27 minutesHello and welcome to Overdrive a program that ponders the purpose of cars and transport In the news 1. Jaguar Land Rover: new vehicle for a new approach (1:20) 2. Can the Haval H9 SUV make it here? (2:07) 3. The standout design feature in the Citroen C5 (3:08) 4. A hydrogen-electric ute (4:04) 5. A new meaning to “Heavy Metal Fan”: (5:00) 6. We put a call in to the UK to speak to their head of Future Mobility Dr Tim Leverton about where Jaguar is going in the future (6:04) 7. And Br...
Overdrive: Holden goes under: Formal history and stories from owners
February 22, 2020 11:04 - 27 minutes - 35.8 MBHello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that practices what it preaches, most of the time, on the subject of cars and transport. This week we concentrate on Holden, that famous Australia car brand that will soon cease to exist. In the news 1. From Craft to economies of scale (1:22) 2. General Motors did the Holden name well (2:32) 3. Was the first Holden that good (3:37) 4. Button plan (4:32) 5. Did Holden build the wrong type of cars (5:39) 6. And we hear from a range of people wh...
Overdrive: Three weird car ads from 2020 Superbowl; Coronavirus causes parts shortage; Mazda CX-30
February 14, 2020 16:29 - 27 minutesHello and welcome to Overdrive a program that samples and savours the world of cars and transport 1. Coronavirus leads to parts shortage (1:18) 2. Hyundai/Canoo to co-develop all-electric platform (2:05) 3. Mazda CX-30 (2:58) 4. Audi Sales – at last some good news (3:48) 5. Formula 1: 'carbon neutral' by 2030? (4:36) 6. And car ads at the Superbowl • Audi’s weird one (5:52) • Kia’s sentimental one (14:14) • Genesis’ attempt at humour (18:03) You can find more information at Driven...
Overdrive: Volkswagen Sales; Jaguar’s better seat; DeLorean’s back?; BMW update; Why Kia is booming
February 07, 2020 12:38 - 27 minutesHello and welcome to Overdrive where we climb the hills, tackle the bends and endure the potholes of issues to do with motoring and transport. 1. Volkswagen leads in global sales (1:25) 2. Jaguar Land Rover’s better seat (2:22) 3. DeLorean comeback (3:26) 4. Honk more, wait more (4:26) 5. Sustainable transport - Carrots and sticks (5:10) 6. We hear from BMW about their latest update you can get over the internet (6:52) 7. We have an interview with Damien Meredith from Kia on what is di...
Overdrive: More Airbag recalls; Rolls Royce booming; Coping in a bushfire; Banjo Paterson; Kia Sales
January 31, 2020 11:57 - 27 minutesHello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that ponders the philosophical and the practical aspects of motoring and transport. • Car sales for 2019 (1:33) • Another airbag recall (2:33) • Rolls Royce Car Sales are booming (3:35) • Making ‘Ice Missiles’ illegal (4:54) • Motoring Minute – Lotus Electric (6:13) • What to do in a car in a bush fire (7:38) • Motoring Minute – Maserati Levante SUV (2:17) • Kia’s quest for greater sales (13:24) • Car value if previously owned by a celebrity...
Overdrive: Smart phones for Pedestrians; Stink Bugs hit Hyundai and Kia; Disability and transport
December 23, 2019 06:53 - 27 minutesHello this is Overdrive a program about the facts, the fun and the fiction of motoring and transport 1. ACCC issues new Takata airbag warning for thousands of cars (1:35) 2. The $73b company with no name: Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot (2:45) 3. Holden announces exclusive SUV and Ute line-up (3:35) 4. NSW’s smartphone-detecting traffic cams go live this weekend (5:31) 5. Stink bugs delay Hyundai & Kia Shipments (6:22) 6. New Kia logo (7:53) 7. ‘Smart’ headphones to warn pedestrians of road ...
Overdrive: Nissan N Trek Warrior; Artificial Intelligence; Bat Crossing; Range Rover Velar
December 12, 2019 10:07 - 27 minutesHello this is Overdrive a program about trains, planes and automobiles, but mainly automobiles. 1. FCAI releases November 2019 new vehicle sales figures (1:21) 2. Tesla boss Elon Musk wins defamation trial over 'pedo guy' tweet (2:53) 3. Five stars for BMW 1 Series. Four stars for Peugeot Partner (3:37) 4. New Ford Transit (4:15) 5. Top uni teams contest Formula SAE-A (5:08) 6. UK’s first ‘bat-friendly’ highway crossing deployed in Worcestershire (6:00) 7. Motoring minute – Range Rove...
Overdrive: "Machine" the movie; Artificial Intelligence/Automated cars; Classic cars and democracy
December 08, 2019 10:27 - 27 minutesHello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that looks at the fantasises and fallacies of anything to do with motoring and transport. 1. Australia’s first regional AV project scoops national ITS award (1:41) 2. Bertrand Piccard breaks world distance record for a hydrogen-powered vehicle in a Hyundai NEXO (2:44) 3. The Premiere of the movie Machine and its relationship to autonomous vehicles (3:34) 4. Paris to Amazon: No Free Delivery for You (2:47) 5. New Honda Accord (5:32) 6. Artificial...
Overdrive: Uber loses license; Telsa Pickup; 1954 Citroen racer; Lamborghini in space
December 05, 2019 12:32 - 27 minutesHello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that looks at the factors facing our attitude and actions to motoring and transport. 1. Uber Loses London Licence – again (1:31) 2. Tesla unveils its long-awaited electric Cyber pick-up truck (2:38) 3. Ford reveals Mach-E electric SUV with a Mustang logo (3:58) 4. Mercedes unveils bot one but 3 large SUV’s (5:18) 5. Aston Martin’s first SUV announced (6:25) 6. Hyundai Santa Cruz Ute confirmed (7:13) 7. Motoring minute – Nissan X Trail (8:03) 8...
Overdrive: Electric motor bikes; Cars as a school status; Sales of hybrids, diesels and electrics
December 04, 2019 07:18 - 27 minutesHello this is Overdrive a program with an infatuation about trains, planes and automobiles. 1. The latest vehicle sales figures especially for diesel, hybrid and electric vehicles (1:21) 2. Rally Australia World Championship event cancelled (2:17) 3. Hyundai Motor Group Develops World’s First Road Noise Active Noise Control Technology (3:30) 4. Hyundai Motor Demonstrates Autonomous Driving Tech Capabilities with First Successful Truck Platooning Trial (4:31) 5. One Way to Keep the Sidewa...
Overdrive: Streetlight redesign; AEB; Tesla Model 3; Audi SQ8; Monorail; Jaguar i-Pace
November 22, 2019 10:43 - 27 minutesHello this is Overdrive a program that tries to spread the word about trains, planes, and automobiles. 1. Public given opportunity to experience autonomous emergency braking. (1:21) 2. The Future of the Streetlight Might Be in the Past (2:27) 3. Europe’s first full-sized autonomous bus demonstrated at CAV Scotland event (3:14) 4. Car-Mounted Ads Take a New Direction: Data Collection (4:09) 5. Tesla Model Three (5:14) 6. Motoring minute – Audi SQ8 (6:07) 7. We chat to Rob Fraser about ...
Overdrive: Recharge in 10 minutes; Mustang SUV; An engineer in Parliament; Hyundai Ioniq
November 08, 2019 12:10 - 27 minutesHello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that pushes the parameters of discussing motoring and transport. 1. Engineers have figured out how to charge electric car batteries in 10 minutes (1:24) 2. Hyundai Ioniq (3:02) 3. Warnings for mobile speed cameras (4:02) 4. World premiere for the new Golf digitalised connected and intelligent (5:05) 5. Ford makes a Mustang like SUV supposedly (5:59) 6. Urban and Suburban Lifestyles Are More Similar Than You’d Think (7:01) 7. Motoring minute – ...
Overdrive: Hyundai Kona EV crash (test); Fiat/Peugeot Merger; Brabham BT62; Cars "helping" badly
November 01, 2019 16:27 - 28 minutesWelcome to Overdrive, a program that ponders the particulars of motoring and transport. 1. Hyundai Kona Electric earns ANCAP 5-star safety rating in first-ever EV crash tested in Australia and the results are good. (1:33) 2. Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot working out a merger (2:16) 3. Brabham automotive announces BT62 competition specification (3:06) 4. Lightyear One: the car built to perform on energy efficiency (4:05) 5. Estonian police offer ‘road breaks’ for first-time speeders (5:00) 6...
Overdrive: Volkswagen turns Turkey; Smart Cruise Control; Passenger in Subaru rally car
October 24, 2019 11:28 - 28 minutesHello this is Overdrive a program that looks at the purpose of and the passion for trains, planes and automobiles. 1. Congestion charge for Sydney & Melbourne (1:48) 2. “Worried” Volkswagen pulls back on new Turkish factory as sanctions bite (2:56) 3. Dyson Cancels electric car project (3:58) 4. EU states support Denmark’s diesel ban proposal (4:51) 5. Hyundai Smart Cruise Control Technology (5:32) 6. Bathurst-winning team cops massive fine (6:30) 7. Motoring minute – RAM 2500 (7:40)...
Overdrive: Dyson quits; Kia Seltos; Nissan Warrior; Veloster Grappler; China Motor Museum
October 18, 2019 13:20 - 28 minutesHello and welcome to Overdrive a program that puts a magnifying glass to the role of cars and transport in our society and tries to burn a hole in it. 1. Dyson cancels electric car project (1:27) 2. Active Transportation Transforms America (2:32) 3. Kia Seltos (3:50) 4. Tyre wear is out of sight and out of mind (4:58) 5. Veloster Grappler (5:53) 6. Motoring minute – Peugeot 308 GT (6:54) 7. We hear from Our motoring correspondent in Melbourne about the details from the launch of the Ni...
Overdrive: Tesla not up to hype; Nissan Warrior; Audi Q3; Jaguar drive day; Abandoned cars
October 11, 2019 06:01 - 27 minutesWelcome to Overdrive, a program where we occasionally include facts in our good discussions about motoring and transport. 1. The latest Car Sales figures (1:24) 2. AAA Warns Pedestrian Detection Systems Don’t Work When Needed Most (2:31) 3. Tesla's Smart Summon Performance Doesn't Match Marketing Hype (3:44) 4. New Nissan Navara N-TREK Warrior (4:58) 5. Audi Q3 – 2nd Generation launched in Australia (5:54) 6. Motoring minute – Nissan Path Finder (7:08) 7. Our resident artist Dean Olive...
Overdrive: Longer warranties; Jaguar Land Rover & Brexit; Vegan Tesla; Chicken Road Safety
October 03, 2019 12:36 - 27 minutesWelcome to Overdrive, a program that pontificates on issues of motoring and transport 1. Suzuki 5 Year Unlimited KM Warranty & New CPS Program Update/Holden offers seven years’ free scheduled servicing on Colorado 4x4 (1:21) 2. Uber Australia the first ride-share to implement 5 star ANCAP vehicle safety requirement (2:07) 3. The augmented reality app for the 2019 Range Rover is helpful for any new driver (2:52) 4. Jaguar Land Rover to close plants for a week as Brexit safeguard (4:09) 5....
Overdrive: Hyundai's new airbag; Elon Musk's huge pay packet; Ford's Driving Skills for Life
September 26, 2019 12:32 - 27 minutesWelcome to Overdrive, a program that ponders on issues of motoring and transport 1. Hyundai Motor Group develops centre side airbag (1:52) 2. Ford - Driving Skills for Life (2:47) 3. Judge refuses to toss lawsuit challenging Musk pay package (3:46) 4. World's rarest Ford Falcon going to auction (4:48) 5. Mazda to Reveal First Mass-Production Battery EV at Tokyo Motor Show (5:37) 6. It’s a bike. It’s a car. No it’s a FUV (6:00) 7. Motoring Minute - Takata air bags (7:42) 8. Rob Fraser...
Overdrive: Volkswagen Dieselgate; Tesla and Ford utes; Hyundai Venue; Touring in a Subaru Outback
September 20, 2019 15:31 - 27 minutesWelcome to Overdrive, a program that probes the issues of motoring and transport In this program we have: 1. Volkswagen to pay up to $127m in Australia for scandal (1:27) 2. NSW: 40km/h slow down, move over laws expanded as trial ends (2:27) 3. Ford Australia Developing a local Ute (3:45) 4. Tesla Pick up to be revealed in November (4:47) 5. Toyota has expanded its Takata recall (5:42) 6. New Venue Announced (6:39) 7. Motoring Minutes on • the Honda Civic (7:48), • the Infiniti lea...
Overdrive: Infiniti exits; Takata Airbags; Towing; Beige Toyota Camry; Mclarens GT Supercar
September 12, 2019 12:48 - 28 minutesWelcome to Overdrive, a program where we wander through the world of motoring and transport. In this program we have: 1. Infiniti Exits Australia (1:29) 2. Takata Airbag Recall (2:37) 3. Trump's brinkmanship may backfire on US car industry (3:46) 4. Mazda’s Rotary Engine Set for a Return (4:51) 5. Is the Mondeo going Electric? (6:03) 6. McLaren’s GT Supercar arrives in Australia (7:04) 7. Motoring Minute – Ford Ranger (8:15) 8. Motoring Minute – Car Sales (9:21) 9. Beige Toyota Cam...
Overdrive: Melb bike share gone; VW/Jaguar Holographics; Singapore trasnport; Elon Musk's tunnels
September 09, 2019 12:17 - 27 minutesHello and welcome to Overdrive a program that panders to the world of cars and transport I’m David Brown In this program we have: 1. New cars sales for August 2019 (1:32) 2. Ending Melbourne Bike Share the right decision? (2:01) 3. VW invests in holographic technology (3:26) 4. Jaguar Land Rover wants to beam 3D movies right into your eyes (4:09) 5. Tesla adds games and aps to keep you entertained while charging (4:39) 6. Hyundai Motor Group reveals personal electric scooter capable ...
Overdrive: Ban hands-free phones; E-scooters ridden illegally; Nissan GTR; Suzuki Jimny
September 08, 2019 11:05 - 26 minutesWelcome to Overdrive, where we cover everything to do with motoring and transport from the sublime to the ridiculous. I’m David Brown In this program we have: 1. British drivers face ban on hands-free mobiles (1:38) 2. QTA Announces ‘Eyes On Fatigue’ In-Vehicle Technology Pilot (2:41) 3. Study Finds Nearly Half Of Shared E-Scooters Being Ridden Illegally (3:25) 4. Drivewyze introduces notification service for truck drivers (4:40) 5. Toyota to launch road maintenance study in Japan (5:2...