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Sharing the road with driverless cars

Tech Life

BBC

Tech News, Technology, News

4.3227 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Chris Vallance finds out about research to help self-driving cars communicate with other road users. Hear what happened when he came into contact with a virtual vehicle!

Also this week: you've probably seen the app on TV news recently, but how does MarineTraffic know which ships are doing what in the Strait of Hormuz? And Shiona McCallum checks out changes to Roblox age checks for children.

Presenter: Chris Vallance Producer: Tom Quinn

(Photo: Illustration of a driverless car on a main road approaching a pedestrian crossing, with people walking in front of and around the side of the car and sensors detectimg its surroundings. Credit: Getty Images)

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Hello, I'm Chris Valence and welcome to TechLife on the BBC World Service, the programme that focuses on technology that's making a difference to all our lives, all over the world.

0:56.0

This week, I'll be putting myself in harm's way, well, sort of, to find out about research to help self-driving cars communicate with other road users. And you've probably

1:02.2

seen the app on TV news recently, but how does marine traffic know which ships are doing what

1:09.1

in the Strait of Hormuz.

1:16.3

Finally, Shona McCallum checks out the changes to Roblox age checks for children. Thank you. We start this week with a look at autonomous vehicles from a different perspective, that of pedestrians, runners and cyclists. How will they communicate with one another?

1:46.5

Well, to find out more, we need to head out of the office.

1:52.4

I'm just walking along a busy road not far from our offices in Glasgow.

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