Overdrive: Cars, Transport And Culture

Hello 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 dangers being developed (8:19) 8. Last week we spoke of the top of the range Nissan Navarra N trek Warrior dual cab ute. We covered the specifications now this week Rob Fraser takes it down the Blue Rag track in Victoria (9:45) 9. And I play part of an interview I did for a radio documentary on disability and transport (16:10) 10. And in Quirky news – Brian Smith and I discuss how car companies help the Apollo Space mission (31:20) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts

Hello 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 Rover Velar (6:40) 8. Rob Fraser tests the latest rugged four-wheel drive ute (7:50) 9. I interview an international expert on Artificial Intelligence that may become part of our cars (14:01) 10. Motoring minute – Volkswagen Amarok (19:33) 11. Quirky news – Brian Smith and I discuss cars that aim to make your phone redundant (20:37) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity So, let’s start with the news Originally broadcast

Hello 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 Intelligence Improves Tyre Performance (6:25) 7. Motoring minute – Honda CRV (7:04) 8. We hear a story about what it is like to be a young mechanic that makes a mistake at a major motorbike racing event (8:23) 9. Motoring minute – Great Wall Steed (12:57) 10. After the premiere of a movie about artificial intelligence including autonomous vehicles, I have a chat with Miklos Kiss from Audi about the company’s activities in this field (14:11) 11. Motoring minute – Jaguar F-Pace (19:59) 12. Quirky news – Brian Smith and I discus

Hello 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. We catch up with a gentleman racer at the Phillip Island Island Magic meeting. You won’t believe the car he was racing in the historic class (9:14) 9. We chat to Rob Fraser about another more attainable electric vehicle the Hyundai Kona (14:40) 10. Motoring minute (Nissan Nivara N Track) 11. Quirky news – Brian Smith and I discuss why car companies are so keen to send things into space – Lamborghini is the latest one (21:24) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTun

Hello 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 Sidewalk Clear: Remote-Controlled Scooter-Bots (5:29) 6. Motoring minute – Interns fun project to sit beside molly Taylor in a works rally car (6:40) 7. We chat to Alan Zurvas about a motor bike event especially the trend to electric bikes (7:47) 8. Motoring minute – Hyundai Kona Electric (16:46) 9. Quirky news – Car status becomes an issue at a school (18:01) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity So, let’s start with t

Hello 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 some electric cars especially the Jaguar iPace and how they are developing (7:17) 8. Motoring minute – Kia Sportage (15:57) 9. Motoring minute – Car Sales (17:04) 10. Quirky news – and a good session with Brian smith with some quirky news stories on one suggestion to install a monorail in Auckland. (18:12) 11. Motoring minute – Rally Australia Cancels Rally (24:15) 12. Motoring minute – Subaru Liberty (25:45) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR

Hello 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 – Honda Civic (8:31) 8. We chat to Paul Hamer MP, only the 32 person since 1856 to have engineering qualifications and be an MP in the Victorian Parliament (9:44) 9. Motoring minute – Solar Edge Inverters (16:47) 10. Rob Fraser and I talk about the joys of driving in Tasmania (17:53) 11. Quirky news – Ring emergency line to complain about an ice-cream truck parked outside their house (23:11) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site Ov

Welcome 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. Motoring minute – Road Safety Curtesy (5:50) 7. Rob Fraser and discuss the new Audi A1 (7:05) 8. Motoring minute – Autonomous vehicles – no nirvana yet, if ever (12:26) 9. Marc Pizzi from Monash University talks about the student racing team that is now into autonomous cars (13:40) 10. Motoring minute – Quality SUVs (19:49) 11. Quirky news – Cars doing things for you, you don’t want (20:55) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site

Hello 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) 8. We sent our work experience person, Emily Middleton to Canberra to sit in the passenger seat beside Molly Taylor in her works Subaru rally car. Emily, who drives a Camry, gives us her report. (9:10) 9. Motoring minute – Kia Seltos (14:14) 10. Alan Zuvas has been driving the new Toyota Supra. He tells us what it is like (15:12) 11. Motoring minute – Volkswagen Crafter (21:18) 12. Quirky news – Child drives his toy tractor to the fair (22:21) 13. Quirky news – tuning cars the modern way (24:30) You can find more inform

Hello 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 Nissan N Trek Warrior (8:12) 8. Motoring minute – Pedestrian detection with AEB (13:09) 9. Rob Fraser and I talk about driving the new Kia Seltos in the great outdoors (14:20) 10. Motoring minute – Skoda Kodiaq (20:37) 11. A quirky news story with Brian Smith You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity So, let’s start with the news Originally broadcast 19 October 2019

Welcome 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 Oliver discusses a one-day jaunt in a series of Jaguars (8:29) 8. Motoring minute – Volkswagen Touareg (15:05) 9. Motoring minute – Volkswagen BMW Z4 (16:05) 10. Rob Fraser gives some details on the launch on the new Audi Q3 (17:16) 11. A quirky news story with Brian Smith (22:58) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity So, let’s start with the news Originally broadcast 12 October 2019

Welcome 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. Tesla releases a fully vegan Model 3 to the delight of animal lovers (5:15) 6. Motoring minute - Subaru Outback (6:15) 7. Rob Fraser and I talk about some seven-seater SUV alternatives (7:26) 8. Motoring minute – Ford’s Drive For Life training program (12:06) 9. Motoring minute – Honda CRV 7 seater (13:11) 10. We hear from Sydney University about their recent report on how driverless cars are not necessarily a force for good” (14:27) 11. Motoring minute – Hyundai Side Centre Airbag (20:56) 12. And a welcome return of Bria

Welcome 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 has a chat about some of the cars we have tested this week (9:09) 9. Motoring Minute - Landcruiser sells big (15:31) 10. Motoring Minute - Volkswagen pays up in Australia for dieselgate (17:07) 11. Liz Ampt covers the launch of the fifth year of Fords Driving Skills for Life free training program (18:37) 12. Chicken leads to make crossing the road safer (25:25) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity Originally broadc

Welcome 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 leaving Australia (14:50), • the Peugeot 508 (16:19), and • Mazda rotary (25:00) 8. Rob Fraser have a chat about his trip up the coast (9:32) 9. And then he and I discuss, in some detail, Hyundai’s latest SUV the Venue (17:57) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity So, let’s start with the news Originally broadcast 21 September 2019

Welcome 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 Camry (10:25) 10. Motoring Minute – Citroen AirCross (19:03) 11. Rob Fraser talks about towing (18:12) 12. Quirky news with Brian Smith –(24:24) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity Originally broadcast 14 September 2019

Hello 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 of 20km range (5:11) 7. ‘Road-racing’ deterrent pilot average speed camera made permanent (6:09) 8. Motoring Minute – Suzuki Vitara (7:03) 9. Singapore transport – Part of a very functional city– David Campbell and David Brown compare notes (8:07) 10. Motoring Minute – RAM 1500 Ute (14:15) 11. Motoring Minute – Artificial intelligence to identify poor line marking (15:34) 12. Rob Fraser discusses how cars can become members of the family (16:42) 13. Motoring Minute – Dopes “User pay” really work in transport? (21:59) 14. Quirky

Welcome 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 (5:28) 6. We hear the second report from Rob Fraser on the anniversary of Nissan sports cars. This time the GTR super car. (6:14) 7. We took a new Suzuki Jimny four-wheel drive to a car show but it had to compete for attention with an old Daihatsu. We interview the owner (12:03) 8. And Brian Smith joins us again for a quirky news story on a competition for cargo bicycles (17:45) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity S

Welcome to Overdrive, a program about the wonderful world of motoring and transport. I’m David Brown In this program we have: News stories 1. Car companies withdraw ads from the Alan Jones program (1:31) 2. Heads of GM, Ford among CEOs rejecting shareholder-centric model (2:39) 3. The $8 Million Bugatti Centodieci's Radical Design Captures The Spirit Of The EB110 (3:40) 4. GetCharged unveils e-scooter charger in New York City (4:57) 5. The Problem with Amazon’s Cheap Gas Stunt (5:46) 6. Motoring Minute – Nissan GTR (7:35) 7. And we have the first instalment of an interview with David Berthon and his 1913 Rolls Royce.(9:15) 8. Motoring Minute – Jaguar e-Pace (16:07) 9. We hear from Rob Fraser who went to the 50th anniversary of the Nissan Z cars. (17:32) 10. And Brian smith joins us again for some quirky news including celebrating potholes (21:51) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity So, let’s st

Welcome to Overdrive, a program that digs up all sorts of information about the world of motoring and transport. This week we are in Adelaide at the Australia Institute of Traffic Planning and Management National conference I’m David Brown In this program we have: News stories 1. Few Aussies will own cars in 2050, predicts new study (1:18) 2. Honda’s new tactic for attracting first-time car buyers: esports (2:39) 3. Hyundai Motorsport set to go electric (3:35) 4. IIHS study shows knee airbags may not reduce injury in crashes (4:14) 5. NHTSA told Tesla to stop claiming its Model 3 was the safest car ever tested (5:03) 6. And Now, a Bicycle Built for None (5:44) 7. Motoring Minute – Toyota HiAce Crew Van (6:19) 8. Rob Fraser gives us a reason to drive to Western Australia (7:25) 9. Motoring Minute – Haval H9 (12:48) 10. And then he gives us a road test of a vehicle to do it in – VW Crafter Van (13:45) 11. Motoring Minute – Subaru Impreza (20:15) 12. And Brian Smith joins us again for some quirky news – Who gets

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that relishes all sorts of information and experiences from the world of motoring and transport. This week we are in Adelaide at the Australia Institute of Traffic Planning and Management National conference I’m David Brown In this program we have: News stories 1. Hilux class action (1:33) 2. The UK auto industry is facing a slow death (2:27) 3. Tritium supplies EV chargers to Drive Energi (3:38) 4. Ford Mustang High Performance 2.3L (4:21) 5. In Madrid, a Car Ban Proves Stronger Than Partisan Politics (5:05) 6. YouTube and Netflix Will Soon Be Coming To Teslas Screens says Elon Musk (5:48) 7. We have an interview with the CEO of Jet Charge a company that produces products and systems to charge electric vehicles. What he says will blow you mind. (7:38) 8. We talk to the organiser of the Shannon’s Classic which has a huge number of great cars on display (15:35) 9. We have five motoring minutes • Ride-sharing is not working (6:25) • Volkswagen Crafter (14:35) • If I