Overdrive

In this program we have news stories with David Campbell 1. Safety prioritised with 5 stars for Toyota HiAce and Nissan Leaf EV, yet the opposite for Jeep Wrangler at 1 star (1:37) 2. Jaguar and Chargefox agreement sparks Australia’s EV interest (2:15) 3. Tesla reveals Model 3 Australian prices (3:07) 4. Pricing for Swedish mid-sized S60 sedan and V60 wagon well below Germans (4:48) 5. UTSA engine...

The Thredbo conference is an international forum on passenger transport competition and ownership issues. It is held every two years. Professor David Hensher co-founded the conference with the first held in 1989, in Thredbo. But since then it has been held in locations around the world. It has some very rigorous papers, reporting on recent research and experience but ultimately it pushes towards r...

Professor Graham Currie is the director of Monash infrastructure, Chair of public transport and Professor in Transport Engineering at Monash University. You can get a flavour of his passionate and realistic approach to transport in a paper he wrote recently titled "Lies, Damn Lies, Autonomous Vehicles, Shared Mobility and Urban Transport Futures". Introduction Academic or private research is somet...

Way back in the early 60s in an outer suburb of Sydney they erected a large structure to put up signposts and traffic signals on a wide intersection. It was built for its function not its looks and was basic and solid in its design. It became known affectionately as the Maccano Set. When it came time for it to be replaced the road authority displayed a number of modern plans. But the community hat...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that broods over the world of cars and transport I’m David Brown In this program we have news stories with David Campbell 1. Safety prioritised with 5 stars for Toyota HiAce and Nissan Leaf EV, yet the opposite for Jeep Wrangler at 1 star (1:37) 2. Jaguar and Chargefox agreement sparks Australia’s EV interest (2:15) 3. Tesla reveals Model 3 Australian price...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that broods over the world of cars and transport I’m David Brown In this program we have news stories with David Campbell 1. Safety prioritised with 5 stars for Toyota HiAce and Nissan Leaf EV, yet the opposite for Jeep Wrangler at 1 star (1:42) 2. Jaguar and Chargefox agreement sparks Australia’s EV interest (2:20) 3. Tesla reveals Model 3 Australian price...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that samples and savors the world of cars and transport I’m David Brown In this program we have news stories with David Campbell 1. Fiat Chrysler proposes merger with Renault to create car making powerhouse (1:28) 2. Toyota hits back over Trump signaling Japanese investments 'not welcomed' (2:33) 3. ACE-EV inks landmark deal with Adelaide’s Aldom to build e...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive where we climb the hills, tackle the bends and endure the potholes of issues to do with motoring and transport. I’m David Brown In this program we have news stories with David Campbell 1. Audi introducing its traffic signal information system in Europe 2. Highways England s three supercabs capture over 3500 traffic offences 3. End of the line for two on demand bus tr...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that bounces through the world of cars and transport I’m David Brown In this program 1. Uber float takes on water (1:34) 2. Toyota takes the plunge on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto (2:20) 3. Tesla is the most loved car company by its owners (3:45) 4. But Tesla CEO has to face court (4:23) 5. Four-cylinder Honda beats Falcon GTHO (5:06) 6. LA the land of th...

Interview of Paul Murrell on “Is outdoor advertising a distraction to drivers?” with David Brown DB: The Australian Road Research Board has just done some research on whether outdoor advertising distracts drivers. Their press release has the heading "outdoor ads can improve driver performance". DB: The important point is that from a technical point of view it was a measurement of only two location...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that looks at cars and transport from a variety of angles. I’m David Brown And in this week’s program 1. Are commuter car parks worth it? (1:39) 2. Via brings micro-transit service in Seattle (2:31) 3. Warn fellow road users about potholes and earn cryptocurrency as you drive (3:03) 4. How the world's first flying car racing league was born (3:59) 5. Ford's...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that looks at all forms of transport from the humble bike through to rocket powered space travel. I’m David Brown In this week’s program 1. Speed limiters mandatory in all European cars by 2022 (1:33) 2. Canadian government invests in zero-emission vehicles (3:03) 3. PROTON looks set to relaunch in Australia (3:51) 4. Scottish safety initiative combats spee...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that looks at a range of different ways we get around, from cars, buses, trains, and planes. I’m David Brown In this week’s program, we have news stories with David Campbell 1. Labor wants 50% electric cars by 2030 (1:22) 2. Uber unveils IPO with a warning it may never make a profit (2:24) 3. Ford, Uber dial back expectations for self-driving cars (3:38) 4....

Sometimes cars do things for you that are meant to be helpful but they're not what you want. I stopped on the side of the road the other day because I thought I saw something suspicious. It was at night and I thought I might just observe. The car was the new Mini Cooper. I pulled over and turned the engine off. As soon as I did that the interior lights came on. I was lit up like a Christmas tree....

Welcome to Overdrive, a program where we look at the wide and wonderful world of motoring and transport. I’m David Brown In this week’s program, we have news stories with David Campbell 1. 50% target for electric car sales by 2030 under a Labor Government (1:43) 2. Aston Martin boss says autonomous cars will result in mergers (2:48) 3. GM Ford and Toyota establish Automated Vehicle Safety Consorti...

Welcome to Overdrive, a program about all sorts of things to do with motoring and transport. I’m David Brown In this week’s program, we have news stories with David Campbell 1. Car sales outlook weakens as intenders stay away 2. Australia’s Largest Sport Sponsor 3. Europe will require carmakers to install speed limiters from 2022 4. Hyundai Australia to expand its Electric Vehicle Dealership 5. To...

Joel Docker has received two undergraduate degrees from Monash University one in civil engineering and one in science. Joel co-authored a paper "Safe roads for cyclists: an investigation of Australian and Dutch approaches". It was accepted for presentation at the Australasian Transport Research Forum in Auckland in November 2017. Through the ITE Worldwide Learning Opportunity Program, with funding...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, where we experiment with ideas and experiences to do with cars and transport. I’m David Brown In this week’s program news stories with David Campbell 1. VFACTS: 2019 downturn continues with slow February 2. Aussie company works to turn plastics, old tyres and waste into diesel fuel for trucks 3. Mazda Unveils all new SUV 4. Volkswagen's electric plans: 5. BMW & Merc...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, where we mull over issues to do with cars and transport. I’m David Brown In this week’s program news stories with David Campbell 1. Tesla Cuts the price of Model 3 but increases Australian Charging Prices 2. Holden Hopes to rebound after several bad sales years 3. Volkswagen’s Jetta becomes a brand – but only in China 4. Maserati Cuts Prices 5. Melbourne Formula 1 6...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that bounces across issues of cars and transport I’m David Brown In this week’s news stories 1. Teaching self-driving cars to predict pedestrian movement 2. INRIX 2018 Global Traffic Scorecard 3. Hero Holdens tops Shannons Melbourne Auction 4. New York gov: introduce Manhattan road pricing ‘or face 30% fare rise’ 5. Lyft Green Mode option allows riders to r...

Overdrive: Nissan and Renault move on; Scooters under pressure,Super Bowl ads by David Brown

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that looks at cars and transport from a variety of angles . I’m David Brown And in this week’s news stories Nissan chooses Japan over UK to build new X-Trail car Nissan has confirmed that the new X-Trail originally planned for its Sunderland plant near Newcastle in the UK will instead be made in Japan. It said continued Brexit uncertainty is not helping fir...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive our first program of 2019 after the holiday period of highlights from 2018. I’m David Brown And in this week’s news stories 1. Drivers issued no-deal Brexit warnings 2. Road safety seminar: 44% of road crashes occur in Asia Pacific region 3. McLaren 2050 F1 race car: 300-mph EV that can shape-shift 4. F1 in 2019: Teams to pay at least $546K to enter 5. Left to the el...

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that looks at a range of different ways we get around, from cars, buses, trains and planes with David Brown And this week our news stories with David Campbell 1. Road accidents kill 1.35 million a year 2. VW to cut select models in Europe as it ramps up spending on e-mobility 3. Toyota Still leads the 2018 Sales Race 4. Hyundai, Kia cut EV Distance claims 5...

Welcome to Overdrive, a program about all sorts of things to do with motoring and transport. I’m David Brown And in the program this week we look at news stories with David Campbell 1. General Motors to close plants and cut models 2. US Auto Tariffs on all imported cars? 3. New Evoque 4. EV Sales soaring in China 5. Aussie Drivers Move On 6. Parking inspectors get the power to hand out demerit poi...