Panorama
Season 72 Episode 14 - Smart Motorways: When Technology Fails
The rollout of smart motorways has been stopped because of safety fears, but there are still 250 miles of the network with no hard shoulder. The government says new technology will make existing stretches of smart motorways safe. But what happens when the technology doesn’t work? Panorama reveals how equipment failure and power cuts can leave motorists in danger if they break down. When the system isn’t working, the cameras won’t see you, the radar won’t find you and you’ll have no idea the motorway isn’t smart anymore. Reporter Richard Bilton meets the people whose lives have been changed by the roads that keep failing.
Episodes in Season 72
Will My Crime Be Solved?
29 min
Britain's Obesity Crisis: Are Weight-Loss Drugs The Answer?
29 min
Britain's Crumbling Schools
28 min
Midwives under Pressure
29 min
Sudden Child Deaths: The Search for Answers
28 min
Alzheimer’s: A Turning Point?
29 min
Hamas' Secret Financial Empire
29 min
Royal Mail: Where's My Post?
29 min
Trump: The Sequel?
28 min
The Mobile Home Swindle
29 min
Paying More for Less: Councils in Crisis
29 min
Immigration: The UK’s Record Rise
29 min
NHS Patients Going Private: What Are the Risks?
29 min
Smart Motorways: When Technology Fails
29 min
Big Brands’ Green Claims Uncovered
57 min
The Crime Bosses Who Terrorised a City
29 min
Infected Blood: Time for Answers
28 min
Undercover: Can Probation Keep Us Safe?
58 min
The Missing Cryptoqueen: Dead or Alive?
29 min
Undercover School: Cruelty in the Classroom
29 min
Britain's Child Health Crisis
29 min
Labour in Power: Inside the New Government
28 min
The Nottingham Attacks: A Search for Answers
29 min
The Riots That Shocked the Country
29 min
Can We Live Without Our Phones?
29 min
Andrew Tate: Accused
28 min
HS2: The Railway that Blew Billions
58 min
Supermarket Deals: How Good Are They?
29 min
The Menopause Industry Uncovered
29 min
October 7th: One Year On
57 min
Britain’s Newest Bank: How Safe Is Your Money?
29 min
Lucy Letby: Unanswered Questions
29 min
Trump: A Second Chance?
58 min
The Chris Kaba Shooting
55 min
The Truth about Smart Meters
29 min
Can Scientists Save the World?
59 min
Binge Drinking and Me
29 min
What's on Your Supermarket Shelves? The Dark Side of the Tomato Trade
29 min
The Water Company’s Murky Business
29 min
Telegram and the Russian Billionaire
29 min
