Overdrive: predicting the future; Uber fatality; Other ways to get a Mercedes

02/04/2018 27 min
Overdrive: predicting the future; Uber fatality; Other ways to get a Mercedes

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Episode Synopsis

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:
1. Toyota puts brakes on self-driving car development, for now
2. Police chief: Uber self-driving car may not be at fault in fatal Arizona crash
3. Mercedes-Benz launches Flexperience car subscription service in Germany
4. Bentley's upcoming electric car may be a four-door coupe

Brian Smith and Errol smith join us for the whole program to discuss a couple of serious issues:
• Predicting the future and what it means for managing transport options and fleet departments;
• Uber’s autonomous car has been involved in a fatality – how will it change our progression to fully autonomous vehicles
And in our panel discussion with we take a look in good spirits at some quirky news stories.
• This Cool Trick From The Car Industry Could Make Bacon Less Carcinogenic
• Car thief calls owner for help driving it
• Fast farming: The Stig set a Guinness World Record for fastest tractor

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