NOVA S52E10: Ultimate Crash Test: Countdown

  • Aired: 2025-05-07
  • Time: 21:00:00
  • Runtime: 60 minutes

Overview

Surprisingly little is known about the behavior of cars and drivers in uncontrolled, real-world accidents, despite rigorous testing in laboratory-controlled crashes. Now, a first-of-its-kind experiment aims to discover what really happens in a multi-vehicle pileup and how cars and driving could be made safer. In the first episode of this two-part special, go behind the scenes as scientists make a series of high-stakes decisions to ensure the ambitious experiment goes off without a hitch. They only have one shot. The plan is for eight drivers to drive eight different types of cars by remote control at 70 mph down a hazardous roadway.

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