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[โ€“] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've said adoption of EVs by that crowd will only come when they start slapping very loud and aggressive VESS options onto them

[โ€“] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

The hardware is already there, someone just needs to mod/hack that in.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle_warning_sounds

In fact, it looks like we were going to get custom sound effects but the DOT killed it:

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/07/13/2022-14733/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-minimum-sound-requirements-for-hybrid-and-electric-vehicles

The agency has chosen not to adopt the remaining portions of the NPRM, including a proposal which would have allowed manufactures of hybrid and electric vehicles (HEVs) to install a number of driver-selectable pedestrian alert sounds in each HEV they manufacture.