Road Safety Archive

Overdrive: In-Vehicle warnings – help or distraction? Citroen hasn’t given up; COVID impacts testers
9 October 2021
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the Australasian Road Safety Conference on driver distraction from the Human-Machine-Interface Warning System.

In-Vehicle Warning Systems – Helpful road safety or just another distraction?
30 September 2021
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Modern road safety systems are showcasing what is technically possible in warning drivers of dangerous situations and possibly intervening in the vehicle operation, if not to take complete control but at least to add an element of augmented reality. But, as we reported the other day on some research from MIT, there can be a

Navman: From navigation to information for drivers, road safety & maintenance, and insurance companies
6 September 2021
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Navman, started back in 1986 based in Australia and NZ, with a focus, as the name suggests, in providing navigation systems for cars and trucks. But like most or all things high-tech, more and more things are being developed. Virtual reality is a purely an imagined experience but augmented reality is where you get some

Trends in Motoring: Launches, Teasers; Computer Games; Mobility; Hispano Suiza: Plus farewell my MX5
20 December 2020
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that take an expansive look at the world of cars and transport. I’m David Brown News Hispano-Suiza – goes racing (1:38) Maserati awarded world’s best event in 2020 (2:47) Mitsubishi Motors provides the first teaser of the all-new Outlander (3:54) Introducing the Jaguar Vision Gran Turismo SV: the

Overdrive: Tax on Electric Vehicles; An oldie–Landcruiser 70; A newie–MG Electric; Sport sponsors
17 November 2020
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that plays with cars and transport. I’m David Brown News SA government to tax electric vehicles (1:25) Hyundai’s ‘Connected Car’ Infotainment And Ai Platform (2:19) TV campaign on the value of safety features (3:14) A decade of evolution of electric vehicles (4:14) Intelligent systems (5:19) Interview Rob Fraser drives a

Overdrive: Hybrid’s huge success; Mini’s birthday; A Modern Defender!; WHO Road Safety program fails
30 August 2020
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that pushes the parameters in discussing motoring and transport. News Toyota success is clearly with hybrids (1:28) Details of the new Hilux announced (2:25) Mini Anniversary (3:24) Lunaz – Electrifying Rolls Royce Phantom V (4:26) Road Safety into the Next Decade: Greater commitment and actions in LMICs (5:30)