diff --git a/automobiles_lib/entities.lua b/automobiles_lib/entities.lua
index 660c6ae..963b005 100644
--- a/automobiles_lib/entities.lua
+++ b/automobiles_lib/entities.lua
@@ -3,21 +3,21 @@ initial_properties = {
 	physical = false,
 	collide_with_objects=false,
 	pointable=false,
-	visual = "sprite",
+	visual = "mesh",
+	mesh = "automobiles_pivot_mesh.b3d",
     textures = {"automobiles_alpha.png",},
-    use_texture_alpha = true,
 	},
-	
+
     on_activate = function(self,std)
 	    self.sdata = minetest.deserialize(std) or {}
 	    if self.sdata.remove then self.object:remove() end
     end,
-	    
+
     get_staticdata=function(self)
       self.sdata.remove=true
       return minetest.serialize(self.sdata)
     end,
-	
+
 })
 
 minetest.register_entity('automobiles_lib:pointer',{
@@ -746,7 +746,5 @@ function automobiles_lib.on_step(self, dtime)
 
 	self.object:set_rotation({x=newpitch,y=newyaw,z=newroll})
 
-    --saves last velocity for collision detection (abrupt stop)
-    self.lastvelocity = self.object:get_velocity()
     self._longit_speed = longit_speed
 end
diff --git a/automobiles_lib/physics_lib.lua b/automobiles_lib/physics_lib.lua
index 4b4bf60..abc1ad8 100755
--- a/automobiles_lib/physics_lib.lua
+++ b/automobiles_lib/physics_lib.lua
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ function automobiles_lib.get_box_height(self)
 end
 
 function automobiles_lib.stepfunc(self,dtime,colinfo)
-	self.dtime = min(dtime,0.2)
+	self.dtime = math.min(dtime,0.2)
 	self.colinfo = colinfo
 	self.height = automobiles_lib.get_box_height(self)
 	
@@ -167,9 +167,7 @@ function automobiles_lib.stepfunc(self,dtime,colinfo)
 	self:physics()
 
 	if self.logic then
-		if self.view_range then self:sensefunc() end
 		self:logic()
-		execute_queues(self)
 	end
 	
 	self.lastvelocity = self.object:get_velocity()