Overdrive

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that canvases issues related to cars and transport.

I’m David Brown

And in this program, we look at news stories with including:

1. Holden to invest $120m a year on local engineering and design

2. Kia motors showcases next-generation separated sound zone technology

3. Revealed: The biggest menace on the roads

4. Ford will shrink platform count to just 5

5. GM has filed patents for 3 more active aero technologies

6. 840 Dangerous Motorway Bridges in France

7. Audi drops manual transmissions from 2019 line-up

We talk to the General Manager of Communications from BMW Australia about a mobility forum they recently held in Melbourne.

And we here from Brian Smith on his upcoming trip to Vietnam to try and fix some transport problems there and then his reflections on some of the transport approaches we will have here in Australia in the future.

You can find more information at drivenmedia.com.au or you can podcast previous programs.

Let’s start with the news

Originally broadcast 25 August 2018.

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that contemplates issues related to cars and transport.

I’m David Brown

And in this program, we look at news stories with including:

1. New York limits ride sharing Services

2. Tesla to Delist?

3. Chinese Electric car start-up to list?

4. South Korea to temporarily ban some BMW’s

5. Ford Territory in China

6. 10 Million Mustangs

We talk to Brad Pettitt the Mayor of Fremantle in a local government area of Perth. He has some grand visions for making a local government area, including transport, more liveable.

We talk to our expert in Historic and Classic Cars, Paul Murrell about the Hillman Imp and the new MG that is on the market. British name Chinese manufacturer.

And Brian Smith , Errol Smith and I take a high-spirited look at some unusual stories of the day including

1. Man named Benedict egged cars

2. Silicon Valley bus drivers sleep in parking lots overnight

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Now to begin the program let’s have the news.

Originally broadcast 18 August 2018.

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that considers all aspects of cars and transport.

I’m David Brown

And in this program, we look at news stories with including:

1. Daniel Ricciardo to leave Red Bull to join Renault

2. Audi is testing 5G production robots

3. Ferrari Shares Dive

4. GM Seeks Tariff Exemption to Keep China-Made SUV on U.S. Market

5. SsangYong’s All Electric Ute

6. Mazda announces five-year warranty

We have been to the launch of the 12th generation Toyota Corolla which is nearly all new and is offering a hybrid option on all models. We talk to Toyota Vice President Sean Hanley about what he thought of hybrids when they were first released and how far have they come now.

And Brian Smith, and I have a chat about transport situation in the City of Perth.

Have a question or comment? Send it to [email protected]

You can listen to longer segments by going to our web site at drivenmedia.com.au or podcast the whole program on iTunes or your favourite podcast service.

Now to begin the program let’s have the news.

Outro

And this has been overdrive

My thanks to Brian Smith, David Campbell, Paul Steely WHIte and Paul Just for their great help during the program.

Overdrive can be heard across Australia on the Community Radio network.

You can listen to longer segments by going to our web site at drivenmedia.com.au or podcast the whole program on iTunes or your favourite podcast service.

I’m David Brown

Thanks for listening

Originally broadcast 11 August 2018.

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that considers all aspects of cars and transport.

I’m David Brown

And in this program, we look at news stories with including:

1. Sergio Marchionne Dies

2. Is My Airbag safe?

3. BMW to raise prices of two US-made SUVs in China

4. Skoda targets female cyclists in latest car campaign

5. Ford Falcon GTHO muscle car has been brought back to life

6. BP Buys UK’s biggest electric car charging network

We will give some initial feedback on the 2018 Aust Int of Traffic Planning and Management National conference including an interview with the charismatic Key Note speaker from New York, Paul Steely White.

And Brian Smith, Errol Smith and I take a high-spirited look at some unusual stories of the day including

1. Man named Benedict egged cars

2. Silicon Valley bus drivers sleep in parking lots overnight

3. Police find house abandoned in middle of road

4. Domino's Pizza unveils U.S. infrastructure project filling potholes

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Originally broadcast 4 August 2018

Often because of our habits and the most readily available form of transport, we become locked into or dedicated to one particular type of travel mode.

We tend to either drive a car or catch public transport but rarely both and not often incorporating multiple modes such as buses, trains, bikes and taxis in the one trip.

So if I have a new trip to plan and I own a car and I use the car all the time, the only decision I make is what route to take and where to park.

And similarly if I'm used to travelling on railways I tend to think of trains as the way to go. I might not even look for a closer bus route because that is not what I know about or are comfortable to use.

Now we're moving into an era where we have more readily available information so we can understand the various options that are available which might include one or many modes of transport.

And if we use a bus, a taxi and a rent-a-bike it would be good to be able to pay for the whole trip in one transaction using the one card.

The approach of using multiple modes of transport with one payment, for one trip is now called MaaS – Mobility as a Service. We define the service we want, where we what to go to or from, at what time of day and we learn the options in terms of availability, ease and cost. SO who benefits, the provider, the individual and/or the community.

Dr. Ryan Falconer has a PhD in Sustainability and Technology policy. He is currently the Cities Leader in WA for the Arup consulting group. He has also had recent experience in Canada.

He has just presented a paper at the Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management National Conference in Perth titled The Mobility as a Service Value proposition: Evidence from North America.

David Brown caught up with him immediately after his presentation and began by asking if Mobility as a service was really just another name for Uber.

Paul Steely White is the executive director of Transport Alternatives, a non-profit organisation in New York City whose mission is to reclaim the streets of New York from cars by promoting safer, quieter, more healthy alternatives such as walking, cycling and using public transport.

He came to Australia as a key note speaker for the 2018 AITPM National Conference in Perth.

He is clearly not afraid to stand up and state his case which he does with passion but not with vindictiveness.

He has had to push against some entrenched old fashioned thinking

After the conference David Brown had a chat with him about using all your available armoury, understanding where your opponents are coming from and pursuing new ways of engaging the community.

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that ponders the purpose of cars and transport

I’m David Brown

And in this program, we look at news stories with including:

1. 2018 car sales get the staggers

2. Tesla reveals plans for Chinese plant as new tariffs start to bite

3. Toyota supports hydrogen-powered autonomous boat

4. BMW group and Great Wall Motor sign joint venture agreement for mini electric vehicles in china

5. The future will be dockless: could a city really run on 'floating transport'?

6. Rolls-Royce motor cars announces strong half-year sales and investment boost

We toured around the rural regions outside Canberra in a new Kia that, like all their cars, they have tuned for our local conditions. We review the experience

And Alan Zurvas brings us up-to-date on the latest mini and its connectivity.

And Brian Smith , and I take a jovial look at some unusual stories of the day including

1. A new Elon Musk? Man had network of tunnels beneath home

2. Blind Pedestrians Sue the City to Improve Crosswalk Safety

3. Man who died saving kids from careening car had dark hit & run secret

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You can listen to longer segments by going to our web site at drivenmedia.com.au or podcast the whole program on iTunes or your favourite podcast service.

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Originally broadcast 14 July 2018.

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that practices what it preaches, most of the time, on the subject of cars and transport.

I’m David Brown

And in this program, we look at news stories with David Campbell including:

1. Tesla Ute

2. Porsche smashes all-time Nurburgring record - with onboard video

3. Where 3 Million Electric Vehicle Batteries Will Go When They Retire

4. Not exactly top fuel: electric cars come to top-level drag racing

5. 2018 Press Kit: Jaguar XE SV Project 8

6. Smart, connected Jaguar and Land Rover cars testing on ‘connected corridor’

We have a chat with Brian smith about whether it is a good idea to make public transport free as is being trailed in Europe – the answer is not straight forward. And we cover a few more quirky stories.

And talking of quirky, Errol Smith, and I take a chucklesome stories of the day including taking up an issue we raised a few weeks ago about Hyundai s[ponsoring the soccer.

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You can listen to longer segments by going to our web site at drivenmedia.com.au or podcast the whole program on iTunes or your favourite podcast service.

Now to begin the program let’s have the news.

Originally broadcast 7 July 2018

Welcome to Overdrive, a program that proudly gives you the alternative facts to all aspects of motoring and transport.

In this program, we look at news stories with including:

1. Toyota Gazoo racing wins at le mans

2. Toyota confirms super sports car development

3. Tesla Flags Over 500 Job Cuts at California Headquarters, Plant

4. AutoPacific Announces 2018 Vehicle Satisfaction Awards:

5. Ford and Volkswagen are in early talks about jointly developing a range of commercial vehicles.

An air-cooled Volkswagen has just broken a motor sport record. It is not a hotted up old-style beetle and

We road test the Jaguar e-pace and small sized SUV but with a lot of power. Is this an important car for Jaguar? You bet it is.

And Errol Smith, and I take a jovial look at some unusual stories of the day including

1. Japan train stations use interesting psychology

2. Museum of Sex: MTA bus ads are protected by free speech

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Originally broadcast 30 June 2018.

The event, now known as Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, is the second oldest motor racing event in America behind the Indianapolis 500.

It is a hill climb in every sense of the word as long as you don't think a hill as a gentle gradient. Rather you think of it as some way towards being a mountain.

The hill climb is 20 kilometres long from the bottom to the top. It raises just over one point four kilometres at the top it is 4000 300 metres above sea level.

By comparison that's close to being half way up Mt. Everest.

It's got 156 corners which is a challenge to any driver but the environment just adds to the task.

The first record was set in 1969 and was just under 21 minutes.

It's been broken many times but just recently a Volkswagen special has broken the record well and truly and to talk about that I have on the line Kurt McGuinness the public relations manager for Volkswagen Australia.