G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, a program that ponders the philosophical and practical aspects of motoring and transport.

I’m David Brown

For more information go to our website, podcast, or social media – just search for Cars, Transport, Culture.

Once again, I am joined by the effervescent Paul Murrell from seniordriveraus.com

A few quick stories

Toyota Discontinues Granvia People Mover in Australia

• A vehicle where function was much more powerful than form: it looked ugly

Reverse parking – Automatic parking

• Some “research” about which areas in Australia searched the internet the most for how to reverse park

• Parking spaces are getting smaller as cars get bigger

• Do people use the automatic parking on cars

Good Design – the best and worse cup holders

• BMW once said they would never have cup holders – never say never

• What are some good and bad aspects of cup holders

• Research on what type of coffee (cappuccino, flat white etc) is least likely to spill.

Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi Motors terminate MOU

• A very short-term affair

Elon Musk Admits He Was Wrong

• You current Tesla will not be able to do autonomous driving with just a software update

The Cybertruck Appears to Be More Deadly Than the Infamous Ford Pinto, According to a New Analysis

• The Pinto had a reputation for catching fire

• It wasn’t just the Pinto that has become the whipping boy for a broader issue

• The stats on the Cybertruck are early days: but then again there is not much independent testing of their safety

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Credits

And this has been overdrive

Thanks to

• Paul Murrell

• Genesis Australia

• Bruce Potter

• Mark Wesley

for their help with this program.

You can get more of our work including longer versions of the program on our website, through our podcasts, or more visual information on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube. In all cases search for cars transport culture.

Overdrive is syndicated across Australia on the Community Radio Network

This program was first broadcast on 22 December 2024

I’m DB

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