Brian Smith Archive
Overdrive: How did Pro Football lead to transport data measurement?; Robotaxi; Holy Lindisfarne
11 September 2021
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Jeff Doyle: Once a professional footballer; now a transport research executive
Overdrive: Safety Rating for distraction; Tesla’s ugly camper; Genesis GV60; Footpath tech for Pedestrians
6 September 2021
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that relishes all sorts of information and experiences in the world of motoring and transport. I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) News Genesis GV60 may be the first EV to include wireless battery charging (1:22) Bird launches integration with Google
Overdrive: One Corolla now every 28 seconds; Navman’s augmented reality; Golf GTi Mk8; Hyundai Staria
28 August 2021
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From the sublime to the ridiculous?
Overdrive: Futuristic Toyota Rhombus; Traditional Nissan Z Proto; Subscription Cars; Pedestrian Controls
1 August 2021
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Can the Nissan Proto do well with simple design lines and not a lot of bling?
Overdrive: Adapting Signals for Pedestrians; VW’s big electric strategy; Bugatti moves to the side
19 July 2021
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We can adapt traffic signals for the volume and speed of vehicles but why are pedestrian signals usually so frustratingly slow.
Overdrive: Nissan Patrol – it’s luxurious, but for offroad? Line marking glows at night; Voodoo priest called in for a plane
11 July 2021
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program where we put the world of motoring and transport under the microscope. I’m David Brown The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) News Nissan Patrol (1:26) Car Sales figures (2:45) Tesla touchscreen wiper controls land driver with a fine after a crash (3:34) Bugatti-Rimac
