Last night, on the PBS program NOVA, the importance and the science of improving our transportation technology was shared in an accessible and entertaining manner. From NPR, Click and Clack from the Saturday morning program "Car Talk" (which has helped people understand, fix, and laugh about problems with their cars for decades) were our guides, with John Lithgow (of 3rd Rock from the Sun and 2010: The Year We Make Contact fame) as the narrator.

 

 

 

The site for the episode, with additional information and resources, is here:

 

NOVA | Car of the Future | PBS

 

 

 

You can watch the entire program online (split into 6 chapters) at the following:

 

NOVA | Car of the Future | Watch the Program | PBS

 

 

 

Please watch the program and tell us what you think (or, if you've seen it already, just jump right into your comments).

 

 

Which approach do you think will be most fruitful?

Which approach do you find most lacking?

 

If you support a combination of approaches, perhaps you can assign a percentage, based on your own opinion, as to the role each approach should (or could) play as we move forward into the future.

 

 

Above all... watch, enjoy, learn, and hopefully discuss.

Perhaps I'm the only one who watched it?

Many years ago, my uncle drove a Chevy Nova.

I have to say it was definitely NOT the car of the future.

Lol... I can tell either that you haven't watched it or you were making a funny.

Well, why can't it be both?

It sounds interesting. I will have some time to watch it tomorrow evening.

Cool. You'll have to let us know what you thought once you have.

I'd like to watch it, but apparently only those in the US can enjoy it on the PBS site. Know of any other sites or places where someone, possibly from Australia, could watch it?

I'd like to watch it, but apparently only those in the US can enjoy it on the PBS site. Know of any other sites or places where someone, possibly from Australia, could watch it?

 

Unfortunately, nothing that was longer than one or two minutes turned up on a YouTube search. It only aired for the first time a few days ago, so it's not likely yet been uploaded en total by anyone.

 

Sorry.

 

Since PBS is publically funded, they probably limit their programming to folks who actually have the option of funding them (i.e. within the US). It's really too bad since their programming is so often so well done.

 

Keep checking google video, and if anyone else turns up a link which presents the program outside the confines of the PBS player, perhaps they will be so kind as to share it here.