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The Olympics may be over, but some of our top Olympians are still showering themselves in glory. Sam looks at Lydias Ko's remarkable month and casts his eye ahead to the Paralympics. 

The Court of Appeal has upheld an Employment Court ruling that Uber drivers are employees rather than contractors.  

As rain hits the lower North Island so far it's spared the Tararua District, but Jimmy says that wasn't the case a week ago when heavy rains in the region meant rivers ran high and surrounding land was under water, while slips blocked roads. 

This is a thought leadership conversation around the migrating to an EV Fleet and the challenges and opportunities it presents. Guests: Lorna McAtear, National Grid’s Fleet Manager Steve Winter – Head of Fleet @ British Gas Olly Craughan – Head of Corporate Social Responsibility ... Show More

Experiments on driverless - or autonomous - cars began 100 years ago, but only in the last twenty years have they become a genuine reality. Elon Musk's Telsa announced last month it was launching an autonomous taxi. How do they work? How safe are they? And how long will it be bef ... Show More

Australia's waiting game: when will the cost of living come down and when will the PM call the federal election?  

Damien and Naz are flooded with questions about insurance for electric and Chinese vehicles. Is it more expensive? What can bring the premiums down? And a new platform launches promising to make buying and selling cars headache-free. Brothers Max and Charlie Lovett tell us more a ... Show More

Casey Putsch designed a diesel car that gets 104 miles per gallon – New York to LA on one tank – and goes zero to sixty in five seconds. But no car company wants to make it. Why is that? (00:00) Why Is the Auto Industry Dying?(11:23) How Putsch Built One of the Most Efficient Car ... Show More

How is the social tracing app the government wants you to download going to work, what info will it collect, and how will it aid efforts to control the spread of Covid-19? Guests include: Mark Andrejevic (Professor of Communications and Media Studies at Monash University) and Joh ... Show More

Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the government’s plans to drastically reduce net migration. Will it work? And how will it land with the public and the Labour party?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod 

Is there still time to avoid possible Budget tax rises? Can you claim more tax back? And is the sun rising on Japan? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

Tesla is expected to announce plans for a new robotaxi on Thursday. Networks of expensive self-driving cabs need lots of paying riders. Could a partnership with a ride-hailing company help? WSJ Heard on the Street columnist Dan Gallagher talks to host Zoe Thomas about Tesla’s ant ... Show More