Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Imagine crossing a road and turning to see a car heading towards you... without a driver! While this might seem scary, driverless cars are already operating safely in many cities around the world. These autonomous cars contain huge amounts of technology to help them drive alongside other road users carefully. But will humans behave as carefully around them? Can we communicate clearly with these 'robotaxis', or are we simply incompatible? Phil and Pippa discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary.

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00:00 Introduction
02:10 Quiz question
02:41 The discussion
04:59 Quiz answer
05:21 Vocabulary recap

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