Welcome 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 challenges (6:00)

Interviews

1. Has our clever traffic signal systems been able to cope with the big volume changes from COVID-19 or are we all getting frustrated. Ken Dobinson, a senior manager when the world class SCATS system was developed in Sydney has his doubts. (7:10)

2. Have you kept some toy cars from your youth? 30 years ago our very own Dean Oliver put aside a few toys on top of the cupboard; they were impossible to throw away because of the memories. Dean relates his dusty rediscovery. (15:22)

Feedback

1. On a few issues that have come up (19:57)

Quirky news

2. And in quirky news Brian Smith asks the question: “Should COVID-19 mean you don’t have to take a driver’s test?” (20:55)

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Originally broadcast 13 June 2020