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> It feels like how electric cars add artifical engine sounds. A side note, there is some sense in the artificial sounds of the ev engines. I'm blind and if no

> It feels like how electric cars add artifical engine sounds. A side note, there is some sense in the artificial sounds of the ev engines. I'm blind and if not for them, I might be dead in five years, together with many no so attentive people.

brewdad 3y ago
No doubt the external artificial noises serve a valuable purpose for both the blind and the sometimes inattentive. The artificial sounds pumped into the cabin to simulate a naturally aspirated V8 are nonsensical.
- vel0city 3y ago
  I'm not fully against the idea. Audio feedback has been a part of the experience of driving for so long. A lot of people probably get a feeling of "I'm going fast" based partially from audio queues. Having that audio feedback of the car speeding up rapidly might help make people realize they're accelerating a bit hard or whatever. It can be easy to not realize how fast an EV can accelerate with its instant torque I do think it should be entirely optional though.
  - Dalewyn 3y ago
    I love driving Subarus because their boxer engines are noisier than most car engines, likewise diesel cars like a Ford F-350. The auditory feedback is faster and easier to process than visually seeing or physically feeling the car move, I can respond quicker and drive more accurately hence it's safer. It's also easier to notice if something is wrong or strange with the engine. Consequently, I hate driving quiet cars (sedans especially) and find EVs annoying because they have the high pitched, hard to hear motor whine that takes away some of my attention.
    - seanmcdirmid 3y ago
      I haven’t noticed this in my i4. There is a bit of a whine when you accelerate, but it doesn’t hang around at all. But I bought this car for the soundproofing, so maybe I’m just getting that. I’ve never tried driving a model 3 before.
hoseja 3y ago
At any dangerous speed the tire noise dominates anyway.
- _aavaa_ 3y ago
  Any speed that can knock you over is dangerous, and parking lot speeds are enough for that. It doesn't take much to get a serious injury from smacking your head on pavement.

brewdad 3y ago

No doubt the external artificial noises serve a valuable purpose for both the blind and the sometimes inattentive. The artificial sounds pumped into the cabin to simulate a naturally aspirated V8 are nonsensical.

vel0city 3y ago
I'm not fully against the idea. Audio feedback has been a part of the experience of driving for so long. A lot of people probably get a feeling of "I'm going fast" based partially from audio queues. Having that audio feedback of the car speeding up rapidly might help make people realize they're accelerating a bit hard or whatever. It can be easy to not realize how fast an EV can accelerate with its instant torque I do think it should be entirely optional though.
- Dalewyn 3y ago
  I love driving Subarus because their boxer engines are noisier than most car engines, likewise diesel cars like a Ford F-350. The auditory feedback is faster and easier to process than visually seeing or physically feeling the car move, I can respond quicker and drive more accurately hence it's safer. It's also easier to notice if something is wrong or strange with the engine. Consequently, I hate driving quiet cars (sedans especially) and find EVs annoying because they have the high pitched, hard to hear motor whine that takes away some of my attention.
  - seanmcdirmid 3y ago
    I haven’t noticed this in my i4. There is a bit of a whine when you accelerate, but it doesn’t hang around at all. But I bought this car for the soundproofing, so maybe I’m just getting that. I’ve never tried driving a model 3 before.

hoseja 3y ago

At any dangerous speed the tire noise dominates anyway.

_aavaa_ 3y ago
Any speed that can knock you over is dangerous, and parking lot speeds are enough for that. It doesn't take much to get a serious injury from smacking your head on pavement.