David Brown Archive
Overdrive: Tesla outsells Mercedes; End of Traffic lights; Is Kia Warranty good?; Monkey drives bus
20 October 2018
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program about cars and transport I’m David Brown And in this program, we look at news stories including: Who Needs German Engineering? Tesla Outsells Mercedes-Benz For The First Time—And Has a Plan to Pass BMW Too The end of traffic lights? Ford explores non-stop journeys with connected cars Israel
Overdrive: Paris Motor Show quirky cars reviewed; Smart ForEase; Peugeot e-Legend and others
17 October 2018
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that samples as much as it can of the experiences of cars and transport I’m David Brown And in this program, we look at news stories including: Consumer Reports ranks Tesla Autopilot second among self-driving systems U.S. will revise road safety rules for fully self-driving cars Honda and
Bob Holden reminisces on racing starting in the 50s: Bruce McLaren, Jack Brabham
3 October 2018
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Bob Holden started racing in the late 50s. I asked him if he raced against Bob Jane who had just died. He hadn’t raced against him much but he did reminisce on an incredibly varied career as an Aussie Battler who over came great adversity. He raced against Bruce McLaren who took an interest
Overdrive: Vulnerable road users; can engineers be personable; Peugeot e-Legend; Stackable cars
3 October 2018
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program where we take a diverse look at cars and transport. I’m David Brown And in this program, we look at news stories with David Campbell including: Hyundai Motor and H2 Energy to bring the world’s first fleet of fuel cell electric trucks into commercial operation Stackable ‘cars
Amy Gillett Foundation – making awareness of vulnerable road users a part of driver training
26 September 2018
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The Amy Gillett Foundation was established in 2005 following the tragic death of competitive Australian cyclists Amy Gillett, who was struck and killed by a vehicle in Germany while training with the Australian women’s cycling team. The foundation has become the leading cycling Safety organisation in Australia. They have just partners with the Ford Driving
Anita Curnow – Transport engineering is about people
25 September 2018
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In September 2018 students in post graduate and undergraduate courses at Monash University in Melbourne organised a Transportation Engineering Student Leadership Summit. The summit started with a keynote speech from Anita Curnow who is the Executive Director of Access and operations at VicRoads, the road authority for the state of Victoria. Students commented that Anita’s
