In a technical paper titled “Lies, Damned Lies, and Autonomous vehicles” Prof Graham Currie from Monash University begins by saying “It seems to me there is a gigantic lot of nonsense discussed about the future of transport”.
He turned this paper into a passionate and fiery key note address at the Australian Institute of traffic Planning and Management National conference.
Services such as Uber and Lyft have been described as “ride sharing”, with the prediction that more people in every car will replace public transport.
His research proves otherwise.
In the great majority of cases it is only one passenger per car, which fails to give the efficiencies of public transport.
David’s boyhood passion for motor cars did not immediately lead to a professional role in the motor industry. A qualified Civil Engineer he specialised in traffic engineering and transport planning.
What followed were various positions including being seconded to a government think-tank for the planning of transport firstly in Sydney and then for the whole of NSW. After working with the NRMA and as a consultant he moved to being an independent writer and commentator on the broader areas of transport and the more specific areas of the cars we drive.
His half hour motoring program “Overdrive” has been described as an “informed, humorous and irreverent look at motoring and transport from Australia and overseas”. It is heard on 22 stations across Australia. He does weekly interviews with several ABC radio stations and is also heard on commercial radio in Sydney.
David has written for metropolitan and regional newspapers and has presented regular segments on metropolitan and regional television stations. David is also a contributor for AnyAuto
In a technical paper titled “Lies, Damned Lies, and Autonomous vehicles” Prof Graham Currie from Monash University begins by saying “It seems to me there is a gigantic lot of nonsense discussed about the future of transport”.
