RoadWorthy Drive show

RoadWorthy Drive

Summary: Welcome to RoadWorthy Drive, America’s Premier Mobility News and Technology Talk Show! Automotive journalist and industry historian Ken Chester and top notch researcher and resident geekette Sasha J. Little offer useful tips and timely information as part of their commitment to "News You Can Use". RoadWorthy Drive is your place to get accurate, actionable and understandable information about the current mobility landscape and how technology is working to usher in the new way we use 'transportation'. Enjoy!

Podcasts:

 RoadWorthy Drive with Ken Chester – April 8, 2018 – Hour #1 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:37:52

Another information-packed hour!  Ken rummages around for news From the Parts Bin and Sasha is MIA from the studio.  Topics include Recalls, recalls, recalls; A conversation about when regulations are a BAD idea!; and an out of this world experience - for $792,000/night.

 RoadWorthy Drive with Ken Chester – April 01, 2018 – Hour #2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:37:52

This hour of RoadWorthy Drive features the normal timely news From the Parts Bin at the top of the hour.  Atlanta held digital hostage, the EPA's proposed rollback of fuel economy and emission standards, and Volkswagen's full-size pickup truck concept round out the discussions for the hour.

 RoadWorthy Drive with Ken Chester – April 01, 2018 – Hour #1 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:37:49

This hour of RoadWorthy Drive features the usual rummaging around for news From the Parts Bin.  Ken spends this hour discussing the continuing fall out from the Uber accident in Arizona, an update on what Alphabet's (Google) Waymo self-driving unit has been up to and finally, comments from the peanut gallery as the skeptics weigh in.

 RoadWorthy Drive with Ken Chester – March 25, 2018 – Hour #2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:37:51

For this hour, its the usual rummaging around for timely news From the Parts Bin.  Topics include a legislative update, the dark side of credit and the gig economy and finally Utopia and the autonomous car.

 RoadWorthy Drive with Ken Chester – March 25, 2018 – Hour #1 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:37:52

This hour, Ken rummages for news From the Parts Bin.  This special episode is focused on the Uber autonomous car accident in Arizona, the state of current self-driving tech, and the next steps for the autonomous vehicle industry.

 RoadWorthy Drive with Ken Chester – March 18, 2018 – Hour #2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:37:50

During this information-packed hour of RoadWorthy Drive - the usual rummaging around for breaking and notable automotive news From the Parts Bin.  Topics include the future of credit; a conversation about several domestic automakers caught in the middle of a struggle for sales and market share; and Toyota's Winning Hand when it comes to technology.

 RoadWorthy Drive with Ken Chester – March 18, 2018 – Hour #1 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:37:51

During this hour of RoadWorthy Drive, Ken rummages for late-breaking automotive news and features From the Parts Bin at the top of the hour.  Topics include auto insurance overcharging by a major US Bank, a conversation about autonomous flying taxis now available in New Zealand; and a major Texas city with a large SUV assembly plant ditches its buses for a ride-sharing app.

 RoadWorthy Drive with Ken Chester – March 11, 2018 – Hour #2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:37:52

Welcome to this hour of RoadWorthy Drive!  As always, Ken starts with some automotive news From the Parts Bin.  Green Cars in a Carbon World, Self-driving car ethics and statistics; and the plight of new car dealers in a digital world round out the topics for the hour.

 RoadWorthy Drive with Ken Chester – March 11, 2018 – Hour #1 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:37:51

This hour starts as always with a rummaging around for news From the Parts Bin; Topics for the hour include Uber's Autonomous Trucks; A Tesla Update about the Model 3 and the Tesla Semi; and finally - Diesel's woes and WHOA in the United States.

 RoadWorthy Drive with Ken Chester – March 04, 2018 – Hour #2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:37:52

For this hour - the usual rummaging around for news From the Parts Bin; Ford's "Better Idea" about mobility; A conversation about your "connected" wheels; and urban congestion - a tale of three cities.

 RoadWorthy Drive with Ken Chester – March 4, 2018 – Hour #1 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:37:52

This hour - Ken makes his regular journey to find automotive news tidbits From the Parts Bin; Topics include electric cars and the electric grid, how ride sharing is affecting mobility in unusual ways; and a  automotive legislation update - state and federal.

 RoadWorthy Drive with Ken Chester – February 25, 2018 – Hour #2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:37:51

It's more rummaging around to share news From the Parts Bin.  Roads, bridges and highways - maintenance and repair and the ways to pay for it is the topic for the hour.  Gasoline Tax increase - Pro or Con - Listeners are invited to weigh in.

 RoadWorthy Drive with Ken Chester – February 25, 2018 – Hour #1 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:37:52

Ken rummages for news From the Parts Bin; Automotive Leasing is the topic for the hour as Ken goes from Leasing 101 to current leasing options (including used vehicle leasing!) to finally what is new and coming soon to the leasing marketplace.

 RoadWorthy Drive with Ken Chester – February 18, 2018 – Hour #2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:37:51

During this hour, its first odds and ends From the Parts Bin.  The theme for this episode is electric cars - from the grid and infrastructure, to the truth about lithium and finally grid cybersecurity and you.

 RoadWorthy Drive with Ken Chester – February 18, 2018 – Hour #1 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:37:52

During this hour, after covering some odds and ends From the Parts Bin, Ken takes issue with a recent online car review, reports on luxury car collision losses and talks about Amazon's Driverless Car Program.

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