Episodes Archive
Overdrive Program: Autonomous cars for rural roads; Will Hagon goes Alvis; Royal Wedding cars
14 June 2018
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that looks at the factors affecting our attitude and actions to motoring and transport. I’m David Brown And in this program, we look at news stories with including: MIT’s new self-driving car navigates without road markings Sweden builds life-size slot-car track for long-distance electric-car charging Despite government efforts,
Overdrive: Toyota says “no more boring cars”; Suzuki Ingis test; Reviving Canals for transport
14 June 2018
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Hello this is Overdrive a program that tries to spread the word about trains, planes and automobiles. I’m David Brown And in this program, we look at news stories with including: NHTSA Confirms Newer Cars Much Safer Than Older Ones Crashes caused by idiots, not speedsters, says road safety advocate New law to tackle electric
Overdrive: Diesel- good news and bad news; car sales; classic design but electric engine
14 April 2018
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that puts a magnifying glass to the role of cars and transport in our society and ends up burning a hole in it. I’m David Brown And in this program, we look at news stories with including: Further woes for diesel drivers as fuel consumption found to be
Overdrive: Uber fatality update; Classic Mini; Hot Maserati; The future is the scooter
7 April 2018
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Welcome to Overdrive, a program where we never let facts get in the way of a good argument about motoring and transport. I’m David Brown And in this program, we look at news stories with including: Toyota puts brakes on self-driving car development, for now Police chief: Uber self-driving car may not be at fault
Overdrive: Predicting the future; Uber fatality; Other ways to get a Mercedes
2 April 2018
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Welcome to Overdrive, a program that pontificates on the issues of motoring and transport I’m David Brown And in this program, we look at news stories with including: Toyota puts brakes on self-driving car development, for now Police chief: Uber self-driving car may not be at fault in fatal Arizona crash Mercedes-Benz launches Flexperience car
Overdrive: GM Self Driving Cruise AV; Lamborghini Urus; Geneva Motor Show
24 March 2018
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News including the no-steering-wheel GM Cruise AV, talking traffic lights, Uber buttering up the Brits, Mapping apps and EU’s free train travel trial. We talk Kristofer Hansén, Scania’s Head of Styling and Industrial Design. We reflect on the Lamborghini SUV – the Urus. And a quirky discussion of odd cars from the Geneva motor show.
