David Brown Archive

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

The Changing nature of trucks and truck driving – engagement not confrontation
26 March 2018
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In a previous item we noted how Hino trucks had released new vehicles with a strong focus on road safety. Scania has now launched a new generation of trucks across its whole range. At the launch we had a chat with a range of their international executives that covered their strong push into sustainability

Directions in truck design – Kristofer Hansen – Scania Head Of Styling And Industrial Design
26 March 2018
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Recently Tesla showed the world its new electric truck. It looks different on the outside, and inside the driver sits in the middle. It was a classic Tesla launch that seem to say this is a whole new future. And in a number of ways it is. But traditional truck companies have been continually developing

Overdrive: Electric cars, Scania trucks, Weird cars from Geneva Motor Show
17 March 2018
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Welcome to Overdrive, a program that probes the issues of motoring and transport I’m David Brown And in this program, we look at news stories with including: Greens push for electric only cars on Australian roads by 2030 Mercedes overtakes Toyota as most valuable car brand in influential study Uber already using self-driving trucks Australia