Overdrive

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. Tesl...

Emily Middleton is doing a communications degree at Macquarie University and is also doing some work here for the Overdrive radio program. So we sent her on a mission. She went down to Canberra to sit beside Molly Taylor in her Subaru works rally car just to see what it's like. This was a bit of an adventure as Emily usually drives her parent’s Camry and there has been no family association with m...

Last year, I attended a student leadership summit organised by students from Monash University and led by a postgraduate candidate, Laura Aston, under the auspices of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, it was held at Box Hill. I spoke to a local representative there who regretted, to some degree, that the seat of Boxall in the state government was considered a safe seat. But in the 2018 st...

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. Urb...

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 energ...

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...

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 hea...

Without major marketing fanfare, Ford Australia, in conjunction with the Amy Gillet Foundation, is provided free driver training in techniques that are not the normal part of getting your L plates. Designed for new and young drivers, DSFL offers hands-on training delivered by professional instructors to help participants become safer drivers. The course focuses on techniques not taught during L-pl...

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 Austral...

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...

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...

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 Venu...

At this year's 2019 Shannon's Classic they had over nineteen hundred cars from car clubs all over Australia. The winner of the concourse to elegance was David Burton with his beautifully restored 1913 Rolls-Royce. I was honoured to sit in the passenger seat while David drove the vehicle around the Sydney Motorsport Park Race track for some parade laps. We've had David on the program a number of ti...

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...

I went along to the monthly Machines and Macchiatos Car Show held in the Harbord bowling club car park and supporting Bear Cottage and Help Cure Brain Cancer charities. A wonderful event with classic and modern cars representing a very wide range of different vehicles. I took along the latest Suzuki Jimny, a little boxy four-wheel drive shaped like a Mini Me of a traditional Jeep. We parked it nex...

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...

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...

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-sco...

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...

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 su...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program about trains, planes and automobiles I’m David Brown In this program we have: 1. Vfacts: Australian vehicle sales figures - The total market is down 8.4% (1:28) 2. Iacocca, the last of the supreme auto bosses, defined his generation (2:23) 3. Hyundai Motor Group Unveils World First CVVD Engine Technology (3:43) 4. Bubbles, bleeps and Linkin Park: electric...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program about cars and culture I’m David Brown In this program we have: News stories 1. London EV demand ‘rising’ since ULEZ intro, says Carwow (1:27) 2. Genesis Opens Doors On First Australian Flagship Studio in Sydney (2:39) 3. Names of automated-driving systems mislead motorists Prof Currie (3:37) 4. Competition will explore new ways to move people around Detro...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program where we put the world of motoring and transport under the microscope. I’m David Brown In this program we have news stories with David Campbell 1. UK to trial new ‘noise camera’ system to combat excessively loud vehicles 2. Hybrids are 14 times better than battery electric vehicles at reducing real-world carbon dioxide emissions 3. Google Maps ‘could soon...

I went to my local monthly car show, Machines and Macchiatos at Harbord which supports the Care Bears and Cure Brain Cancer charities which usually has a couple of lovely old Jaguars on display. To show the old and the new together, I borrowed the latest F-Type Jaguar. We parked it next to a beautiful yellow E type owned by a bloke called Murray. Some of the conversation about his car included the...

Welcome to Overdrive, a program where we put the world of motoring and transport under the microscope. I’m David Brown In this program we have news stories with David Campbell 1. Uber Air Launches in Australia (1:46) 2. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles puts brakes on proposed merger with Renault, blames French government (3:15) 3. German firm tests external airbag for side-impact crashes (3:48) 4. Volvo...