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I think this is a case of some misguided product managers (and since German car companies are known to be huge bureacracies - no wonder). It seems like there is
by julik 4y ago
I think this is a case of some misguided product managers (and since German car companies are known to be huge bureacracies - no wonder). It seems like there is a great important safety aspect to it - that first you can hear that the vehicle is moving (there is an audio cue), and second is the affordance that you pressing on the accelerator has an effect (that the accelerator/electronics is not broken) - idem for braking.
Interestingly enough, railway engines had this problem solved a number of decades ago when they started using mechanical speedometers based on a clock. When the vehicle would start moving, the speedometer would start ticking. The faster you go the faster the ticking. Seems like electric cars need something similar (it does seem like a very useful safety feature to be honest).
- thaumasiotes 4y ago> When the vehicle would start moving, the speedometer would start ticking. The faster you go the faster the ticking. Seems like electric cars need something similar This would effectively prevent many people from listening to music in the car. It would not be tolerated. Which brings up the point that people very frequently choose to drown out the engine noise. That obviously limits how useful the engine noise can be, though of course it isn't very useful anyway. You cannot fail to sense that the car is moving if your eyes are open. You cannot fail to sense whether the brakes are working even if your eyes are closed.
- eek2121 4y agoNo, these are regulations for the blind. Laws, mind you. For a reason. So the blind don't walk out in front of a car. I agree with these laws. That being said, the noise should NOT be heard inside the car.
- thaumasiotes 4y ago> No, these are regulations for the blind. No, they aren't. > Laws, mind you. No, they aren't. > For a reason. Nope. > That being said, the noise should NOT be heard inside the car. If you're going to admit that you're talking about something completely different, why say anything at all?
- hedgehog 4y agoThis is noise played inside the car for the occupants, totally unrelated to safety sound played outside. I'm not sure if anyone besides BMW does this.
- amrocha 4y agoIf you're gonna be driving a car and creating noise pollution for everyone outside it, you don't get to have peace and quiet inside of it. Hotter take: horns should be louder inside cars than they are on the outside
- gxnxcxcx 4y ago> Hotter take: horns should be louder inside cars than they are on the outside I don't care if it is equal volume or a little taser zap when exceeding some threshold, but a sacrifice must be paid to the gods of annoyance in order to restore balance.