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!
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Ken shares his recent new car buying experience with his wife. Topics include the end of the American Family Sedan, a look at the slugfest shaping up with the introduction of the 2019 full-size pickup trucks, and the autonomous vehicle experience - its not just about the passengers!
In Breaking News - a Toll Road Tries Surge Pricing and $18,000 for an Uber. Topics this episode include the Hottest Vehicles at SEMA 2017, Smart Cities, and The Fall of Faraday Future.
In this episode - From the Los Angeles Auto Show - 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 convertible and the 2018 Nissan Kicks CUV. Topics include turning electric cars into ATMs, Ruminations about Ward's 10 Best Engines - so what? and Ken goes on a rant - "Don't Let This Happen to You"!
This hour: Volvo creates a direct competitor to Tesla and General Motors brings e-commerce to the dashboard in breaking news. Topics for this episode include Ford's attempt at direct vehicle sales in China, Trucking news from the Freight Desk and two Electrified German vehicle icons.
For this episode, meet the Genovation GXE electric supercar and a Laborghini-inspired massage chair in breaking news; Topics for the hour include an insurance "Auto Pilot" rate incentive for Teslas, For want of a taco truck - autonomous car meets a "road block", and speeding recognized as a national safety issue.
During this episode, its about a new American-made advanced sports car called the Aria-FXE and Toyota's plans to build a renewable power and hydrogen production plant in breaking news; Topics for the hour include Apple's autonomous vehicle testing in Arizona, Cell-phone maker Samsung's $8 Billion bet on autonomous cars and graphene batteries and another Tesla news round-up - Electric Trucks & Lithium Batteries.
This hour, its all about a self-driving car degree and the growing popularity of hydrogen in breaking news; topics include tires and tire maintenance, evaluation of passenger side protection in small front overlap crashes and the autonomous gasoline-free future of General Motors.
Uber goes autonomous with Volvo, Mahindra expands in Detroit during Breaking News; Topics of the hour include SEMA in China, Parking in the Future and Battery Storage - the next IT thing.
The amazing shrinking automotive factory and Aston Martin goes condo in Breaking News. Topics this hour cover the "Transformative Years - 2020-2030", the smaller pool of Certified Used Vehicles and a trucker's concerns about the new Tesla Semi.
Thomas Built Buses shows off an electric school bus and Nissan unveils an autonomous electric SUV in breaking news. Topics this week feature electric roads and paint, All things Tesla from Model 3 production hell to its all new electric semi truck.
