> Cars are all electric [...] So less [...] noise Tire noise dominates at speeds above roughly 30 kph (20 mph), so on reasonably fast roads not really. https:

> Cars are all electric [...] So less [...] noise Tire noise dominates at speeds above roughly 30 kph (20 mph), so on reasonably fast roads not really. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Propulsion-noise-the-tyre-road-noise-and-the-total-A-weighted-level-from-a-passenger-car_fig4_266205731 https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Propulsion-noise-the-tyr... Of course, self driving cars might also mean slower cars, because the drivers are less impatient, and if that is true then noise would go down. On the flip side, self driving cars might end up meaning faster cars because they can coordinate better, increasing noise levels.