Electric cars have to make noise on purpose because otherwise it would be a silent car. And most of these noises are are weird futuristic WEEEE-00000 UFO sounds. Therefore I posit that we should be able to change the noises our electric cars make
EDIT: These suggestions are Top-Notch! Keep em coming!
202 Comments
Snailpope@lemmy.world · 78 pts · 53d
I want to do this very thing if/when I have an electric car. I specifically want that old school cartoon jalopy sound. Put put put put BANG BANG put put put put
starlinguk@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 53d
Horn goes arOOga.
I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 53d
This reminded me of how I read the Grapes of a Wrath in its entirety before learning that it’s ja-LOP-ee, not JA-la-pee. Also, “oncet” is not On-set, it’s wunst.
nickelodeon@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 53d
Wunst!? I know the joke with reading something before hearing it is you won’t always be right but wunst??? vaguely gestures at everything😩😂😩
I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 53d
It’s a regional way of saying “once.” As in, “oncet I finish this, I’ll start on that.” The spelling is a crime though.
nickelodeon@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 53d
that’s mostly what I was getting at lol. who came up with that spelling??
CombatWombat@feddit.online · 6 pts · 53d
It’s for grammatical reasons. It’s the same “t” as whenst. From whenst you came ~= from oncet you came
Hawke@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 53d
It’d be better spelt as “once’t”
CombatWombat@feddit.online · 5 pts · 53d
For me, once't in an oakie vernacular would be a contraction of once and it:
I'd grab a beer once't finished.
but of course that's just me and I left the Central Valley a long time ago and am not a professional linguist, I'm just telling you about my perception of the vernacular from where I grew up.
TheRedSpade@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 53d
You say that as if "whenst" is a word we would've encountered before.
CombatWombat@feddit.online · 4 pts · 53d
It’s an archaic version of whence.
idiomaddict@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 48d
I was teaching my native English speaking students German and explained that woher and wohin are like whence and whither, and the looks of utter unrecognition made me realize I was doing this. I tried for a moment with “thence and thither? Hence and hither?” And 4/7 knew “hence,” but that was it, and it’s not really used in the same sense as the others, anyway (I mean, it is, but it’s metaphoric and most people saying it probably aren’t thinking of it in that sense).
I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 53d
But then wouldn’t it be “onest”?
Whence/whenst, once/onest
But I would pronounce that o-nest, so six of one, half dozen of the other I suppose.
CombatWombat@feddit.online · 2 pts · 53d
If I were to affect an oakie, I would produce “onest” to mean something like “singular” or “unique”, or possibly “solitary” or “lonely”. I would mean it as a superlative of the ordinal "one" and it would be pronounced slightly differently.
CombatWombat@feddit.online · 4 pts · 53d
This is very funny for me. The phrase "floppy jalopy" to mean flimsy still gets a lot of play in the region, and so I'd heard the word many, many times before I read it. It wasn't until I read the Grapes of Wrath that I found out it referred to a car.
Scotty_Trees@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 52d
If I had an electric car, I'd turn my sound into Jeremy Clarkson yelling "POWER, MORE POWER!!!!" over and over again so people would know I'm coming.
Vengefu1Tuna@lemmy.zip · 56 pts · 53d
That's a great idea! I would just record myself making car noises and use that.
HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 53d
That's the best idea!
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 53d
Brbrbrbrbrbrb
anomnom@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 53d
Rutabaga Rutabaga Rutabaga Rutabaga
Scout@lemmy.world · 52 pts · 53d
This is a you think you want this but you don't moment. If this is allowed you will constantly hear ads or people saying check out my channel at annoying.TV as they use driverless cars to circle your block.
teft@piefed.social · 20 pts · 53d
They already do that with moving billboards. In my neighborhood the billboards are louder than my tv at half volume. Really pisses me off when they roll by.
CADmonkey@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 53d
That vehicle seems to have six vulnerable tires.
ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 53d
I see three and can imagine where a fourth would be, but where are the 5th and 6th?
ayyy@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 53d
Double tires in the back.
CADmonkey@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 52d
Double tires in the rear.
rhpp@programming.dev · 0 pts · 52d
Slightly behind the front ones, they do seem to be slightly obstructed from view though.
ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 52d
https://billboards-n-motion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GregHart-002-2048x957.jpg
These seem to be the same trucks from the same company, so the other guy saying double wheels in back is more likely correct
AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 52d
What the fuck, is this real? Moving billboards that make noise? That is just fucking insane
gedaliyah@lemmy.world · 41 pts · 53d
I'd finally have a use for all those ringtones I bought in the 2000s
HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 53d
8-bit linkin park here I come!
TheRedSpade@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 53d
Motorola put out pc software that allowed you to transfer any mp3 file you had to your phone and use it as a ringtone. AFAIK it only worked with their devices, but it felt awesome doing that and then checking how much money I didn't just spend.
Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 53d
I used to have the circus music (Entry Of The Gladiators) as my ringtone in my Razr.
Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 53d
I wish we could bring back custom ring tones. Some people use the same sound for calls that I use for wake-up alarms. It’s jarring when I hear it, especially since my phone likes to fuck around on its own in my pocket sometimes (even though I use a biometric lock, it still finds a way.)
TheRedSpade@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 53d
What do you mean "bring back"? At least with Android, any audio file you can transfer to your device can be used as a ringtone.
CADmonkey@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 53d
You can do this with any android phone and probably any iphone. My text notification is the "!" Alert noise from Metal Gear Solid.
ayyy@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 53d
Do you have one of those old people limited phones or something? Every phone supports custom ringtones lol.
Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 53d
I have an iPhone, about 5 years old.
lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network · 2 pts · 52d
You can load your own ringtones, but you have to use a Mac or Windows computer with iTunes. I did this years ago to help my old rocker mum to have Born To Be Wild as her ringtone on her iPhone (13?).
reddig33@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 53d
I’d argue the sound should be standardized across all models. It needs to be immediately recognizable to nearby pedestrians.
gratux@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 17 pts · 53d
Yes, because that is actually the purpose of those sounds. Not to sound "cool" but to warn pedestrians the otherwise nearly silent car may be moving.
heartSagan5@lemmy.zip · -1 pts · 52d
That’s why Harleys are noisy.
lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network · 6 pts · 52d
Then why are Kawasakis much less noisy? I thought it was for the Harley's owner's inflated ego?
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 52d
Harleys are not noisy until assholes remove the mufflers.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 12 pts · 52d
Yeah it's like saying that you think we should be able to customize our headlights to show the bat signal or something.
Like people die because of this shit, I frankly could not care less about what you wish your car sounded like.
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 53d
Just like this:
vorpuni@tarte.nuage-libre.fr · 27 pts · 53d
I don't think the manufacturers want to open that can of worms. You do have a choice of different sounds on some cars. I think it's good that they all sound similar, making them more recognisable.
Old hybrids didn't have those sounds and they're dead quiet at low speeds which is creepy.
CameronDev@programming.dev · 13 pts · 53d
Also, if you can customise the sound, you can remove the sound, which would defeat the purpose of the regulations.
DoubleDongle@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 53d
You can remove the sound anyway. Some cars will throw an error if the speaker is missing, but you can buy hardware to fool it. Just a resistor with the right connector. Easy peasy. I'm pretty sure it's not even illegal, it only has to be sold that way.
Ever snuck up on someone in a seven thousand pound chungus-mobile? I have. It's hilarious.
CameronDev@programming.dev · 4 pts · 53d
Of course it can be done, but that doesn't mean that it should be made easier to do.
jumponboard@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 53d
It is my car. I should be able to do with it whatever I want!
I can remove the airbag, but do I really want to do that?
I can remove the exhaust (on an old car) and drive without it. It's not efficient and not legal but I can do it. I won't do it because if I get caught I have to pay a fine and I want a good car. Same for the sound. If I get caught, I'd have to pay a fine.
Geth@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 53d
That's just because where you live it's the wild west but in other parts of the world removing an airbag or changing an exhaust without certification is a periodic inspection failure and you can't drive that vehicle on public roads until you fix it.
Not that I'm personally a fan of the more invasive requirements, but there are things that affect others and if someone doesn't have the respect or brain cells to avoid bothering others then a common ground needs to be set for everyone's safety and comfort. That includes the noise you make going down the residential street.
jumponboard@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 53d
Huh? I talk about having the physical possibility.
I want to be able to change anything on my car. If I can't change it, I am not the one who is in charge, I don't own it. If I can't change the sound, who is in control of the car?
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 52d
Driving a car is a privilege, not a right.
When we're talking about the safety of others, and a machine that results in millions of deaths per year worldwide, I could not care less if you're sad that you can't change something in your car. Get over it.
jumponboard@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 52d
Please read again, you're missing the point
jj4211@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 53d
Well then you can change the sound of the car. You might have to bypass or add your own equipment, but you can do it.
Doesn't mean the manufacturer should reasonably be expected to make it even easier.
jumponboard@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 52d
Yes, that is exactly the point. You have to replace the part because you are not in control of it.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 52d
Yeah maybe this is a problem. Maybe you should have actual reasons to not remove your exhaust beyond "I don't want to pay a fine"
jj4211@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 53d
Then you "can't" do it by the same logic. Because it's not legal.
toynbee@piefed.social · 1 pts · 53d
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ftJX_HZ5S4g
Somehow when I first saw this it didn't seem like an ad.
SatyrSack@quokk.au · 0 pts · 53d
Recognizability is the key. That is the entire purpose of the fake car sounds: to have your car make noises that bystanders will immediately recognize as a nearby car. It's a safety feature. The ability to change it to an arbitrary audio file negatively impacts a safety standard. Same reason why rainbow crosswalks are a bad idea.
Hawke@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 53d
Had me in the first half, ngl.
SatyrSack@quokk.au · 4 pts · 53d
It's not exactly the same thing, but it is analogous. Taking a standardized zebra striped crosswalk and recoloring it for any reason (pride, sports team colors, etc.) is taking away from that standardization, reducing safety.
Hawke@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 53d
It depends what you understand the purpose and effect of a crosswalk to be.
If you think it’s basically a signpost on the road saying “there might be pedestrians here” then the standardization is perhaps important. But even then there’s a decent amount of latitude as long as the feature is recognizable.
If it’s just visual noise that makes people uncomfortable to go fast through, then the specific design is far less important. (“Friction” as described in this video.)
Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip · 23 pts · 53d
I want the sound of a man making car noises with his mouth
Just like saying "THUNK" when the doors close or "vrrrrrrr- Vrrrrrrrr" or making engine starting noised when you turn it on
davidgro@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 53d
This on startup of course.
0x0@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 53d
Best i can do is this
CADmonkey@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 53d
Should I ever get an EV (probably my next car) I will ask my kid and my friend's kids to make noises for it, this is awesome.
JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 52d
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrS-jllLdko
nocteb@feddit.org · 22 pts · 53d
It obviously needs to be the Jetson's sound
https://youtu.be/4NgSZ8sjDgU
asmoranomar@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 52d
I'm not suggesting the following is standard, but the specific sound my car makes allows for people to not just hear the car, but to also know what direction the sound is coming from. The sound is engineered this way.
Compare this with those utility trucks that have those signature "reverse/backing up" (beep...beep...beep) sounds. You can hear it, but it's almost impossible to tell from what direction. It's been a complaint by blind people, and there's still worker incidents where they step into a moving path of a vehicle despite the sound.
You can even make sounds that work against this technique. Home audio systems use directional audio to give the effect of sounds being in certain locations. I wouldn't want people to be able to change a car sound to something that is more dangerous.
coreray00@discuss.online · 3 pts · 51d
I think that's what the static sound is for. It doesn't have a broken speaker it's easier to hear where the truck is at
fisch@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 53d
As someone who lives in a city and is constantly exposed to car noise: No.
Like, people have no idea how loud cars are. When I turn the volume of my ear buds to 100%, it hurts my ears. It's so loud it's uncomfortable. But when I'm riding my bike along the street to the city center, I can barely hear my podcasts, even at 100%
drmoose@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 53d
Just imagine what it was like 50 years ago. How did people live in such insane noise polution conditions. Getting rid of noise should be one good enough reason for ev switch
WolfLink@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 53d
Get something with noise cancelling.
fisch@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 52d
That seems dangerous when riding a bike through a busy city. I intentionally wear these regular earbuds that don't seal your ear airtight. I don't like the feeling of having one of my senses completely cut off, especially when participating in traffic. That seems like a big security risk.
lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network · 2 pts · 52d
TBH it seems dangerous to listen to a podcast without oncoming traffic blaring through it, as fisch@lemmy.world wants.
LodeMike@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 53d
The same content hurts your ears that you can't hear in the city center?
angrystego@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 53d
I have this exact experience. To hear music on some busy streets, I have to turn the volume up to unhealthy levels (I stop listening at that point).
polotype@lemmy.ml · -1 pts · 53d
... How many hours have you spent here on earth ? Adaptative senses is a nifty feature which allows you to see better in the dark, listen in on quiet conversations, feel the texture of stuff and all of that only when it matters.
LodeMike@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 53d
That doesn't answer my question. Things can be different volumes and voice only productions are especially quiet.
Wispy2891@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 53d
Weird that no car manufacturer implemented some overpriced "car sound store" where you can change the obnoxious default UFO sound with another sound from a list for only $29.99 each
technopagan@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 53d
This is quite close: https://faq.bmwusa.com/s/article/BMW-ConnectedDrive-Upgrades-BMW-IconicSounds-Sport-Availability-UzXZE?language=en_US
You can buy a sound package addon in the BMW "Connected Shop".
Simulation6@sopuli.xyz · 18 pts · 53d
Under 20 I want choo-choo train noise, 20-50 would be tie fighter noise, over 50 flight of the valkyries.
ilinamorato@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 52d
I'm of two minds about this. On one hand, I could drive a car that makes a TIE fighter sound, or the time machine DeLorean from Back to the Future.
On the other hand, someone could have their car make the Dumb and Dumber "most annoying sound in the world," or just one long continuous wet fart, or pro-fascist propaganda. Or worse, something completely silent and incredibly dangerous.
Maybe if you could download special sound packs, like you can for GPSes. I bet Lucasfilm and Universal would go for that.
Zorg@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 52d
Silent is actually the easy one, for many EVs you can just pull the fuse for the noise maker. It was pretty cool rolling down our driveway in a near completely silent car, but it felt very wrong, immediately replaced the fuse.
ITGuyLevi@programming.dev · 2 pts · 52d
I question the need for a noise sometimes. My son has a 2001 Tahoe that is dead silent and has caused him to try to start it with it running a few times. Meanwhile if I start my car it's loud enough to wake the dead (at least until it idles down), different strokes for different folks I guess.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 11 pts · 53d
You already can on some. Hella videos of people doing it in Teslas, but my BF's hybrid can also change the electric engine sound (or just leave it silent).
ToxicWaste@lemmy.cafe · 9 pts · 53d
one of the neighbours tesla would make horse drawn cart noise. not sure if they still can do that. i dont live there anymore...
starlinguk@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 53d
In the EU you can't have a silent car.
Kraiden@piefed.social · 10 pts · 53d
jetsons car sound
Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 53d
This, i can't believe the auto industry dropped the ball so hard. It was right there. Mewmewmewmewmew
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 53d
You can but it takes some work
CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 52d
The sound from a car is mostly tire noise.
kuhli@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 52d
Not when you're going slow
CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 52d
Then I don't hear them at all.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 51d
That's how they sneak up on you.
CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 51d
Goddam right.
LodeMike@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 52d
True but that's not relevant.
CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 51d
So we need noisemakers on gas and EV cars.
LodeMike@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 51d
Yes because drivers of EVs hit pedestrians and this helps save lives.
CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 51d
If cars (EV and gas) are travelling at road speed, tires are the loudest sound. If cars (EV and gas) are traveling at very reduced speed, neither make a sound. I have no idea what you are talking about.
LodeMike@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 51d
The engine and everything in an ICE car make sound at reduced speed. It's not the loudest on new cars but its still like 40db. I have no idea what you are talking about.
CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 51d
I'm saying a gas car travelling at low speed doesn't make a sound. Does it help if I repeat myself?
LodeMike@lemmy.today · 0 pts · 51d
That's wrong. It very much makes sound.
Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 53d
Would absolutely drive around with the spaceship noise from Scooby Doo.
OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 53d
Can you imagine the sound of traffic if you lived next to a main road 🤣
Bytemeister@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 53d
It would be about the same. Above 25mph or so, the road noise is louder than combustion engines (unless you intentionally make the engine louder)
OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 53d
I meant in everyone was able to change their engine sound after reading the comments
TheRedSpade@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 53d
I think they knew what you meant. They're saying that once a car is going fast enough you won't be able to hear the chosen sound anyway, just the wheels on the road and the air being pushed by the car.
OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 53d
Mmmm i disagree then
teft@piefed.social · 3 pts · 53d
I live next to a large road in a city and can verify that cars are loud as fuck even without external speakers making customized car ringtones.
toynbee@piefed.social · 2 pts · 53d
At least for my EV and in my state, it's only required to simulate a noise up until a certain speed - 30mph, I think. I guess after that they assume you're in a non pedestrian area or the car is making enough noise that it wouldn't matter anyway.
bitchkat@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 53d
It's typically 19 mph (30 km/h)
toynbee@piefed.social · 1 pts · 53d
Whoo whoo!
vorpuni@tarte.nuage-libre.fr · 2 pts · 53d
Classic!
orenj@leminal.space · 8 pts · 53d
Mambo de Chocobo lets go
YeahIgotskills2@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 53d
I wish I could change the sound on mine. When we reverse it sounds like a Temu TARDIS.
nocturne@slrpnk.net · 7 pts · 53d
I want mine to sound like a TIE Fighter.
HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 53d
WHAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
mortalic@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 53d
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N lets you do that. But it's also crazy money.
call_me_xale@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 53d
Considering it's under $100k, its a fucking bargain for the performance you get.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 53d
you can sit in traffic with 600 Hp! wooo!
call_me_xale@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 52d
Sure, but it ain't burning gas while you're doing it, and you can take it to a track on the weekend.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 52d
Lol...no one does that beyond their keyboard.
billwashere@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 53d
When I can get my car to sound like this:
https://youtu.be/dwiompXH6kI
ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 53d
https://youtu.be/dwiompXH6kI
Clean up that link, everything after the question mark is for tracking.
billwashere@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 53d
Done.
lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network · 3 pts · 52d
Without following your link, it reads like you want your car to sound like“dwiomp”! I had a healthy chuckle
AlsaValderaan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 53d
You can load sounds of different model trains into the decoders that go in them to make them drive and light up and make sound. The sounds follow what a real locomotive does, too, like the chuffs, turbocharger, or what have you.
Imagine loading a steam locomotive sound into a car
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 52d
Yeah, let's confuse and distract the people around us in 2 ton moving death machines. Hahaha wouldn't that be fun?
Mearcfara@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 53d
I love this idea. It would also be a lot of fun to load in niche locomotive sounds and see the secret train nerds light up when they hear a DC-10 or whatever
TheDoozer@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 53d
I want one to make the normal sound, but whenever you put it in park it moves to the Party Rock Anthem. Only the first little bit until they yell "Party Rock!" And then gets quiet.
Since there's a long intro, it's at about 1:38 the song starts, ignore the drums.
Luccus@feddit.org · 5 pts · 53d
I want fabulous secret powers.
But it pitches up and down with the vehicles speed.
HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 53d
Omg yes
caseyweederman@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 53d
THIS NINJA
IS SNEAKING
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 53d
Mine has selections but no option to use my own.
jj4211@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 53d
Since the sounds are to meet regulatory requirements, I doubt you'll see ability to use arbitrary noises, at least for the exterior noise.
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 53d
Good point, the sounds car companies use probably have to be approved by regulators.
Gonzako@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 53d
This is why you need an open source car OS
pedka@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 53d
yeah, sure. take a car that feels artificial and make it feel even more artificial. i'd rather hear the electric wheeze that provides direct feedback than simulated slop
braydan@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 53d
I've always wanted the Screaming sun
fargeol@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 53d
Ice cream truck music 😈
WraithGear@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 53d
there is one car that has, i think dual motors, or dual batteries that sound together like an angelic choir. i honestly don’t care what my car sounds like as long as i can get 55 mpg
altphoto@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 52d
F=forward, R=reverse, D=Don't move.
SippyCup@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 52d
F= fast, R= real fast D= dangerously fast.
benderbeerman@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 51d
What do we got on this thing, a CuisinArt?!? LUDICROUS SPEED, GOOOO!!!
defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 53d
I choose the THX sound.
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 53d
I heard this in my head.
CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 53d
I like Rivian's which just mostly sounds like a cross between static and a creek
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 53d
None of the American made "muscle cars" that have been made in the last decade and a half sound like that. The engine noise is basically a speaker that makes them much noisier than they actually are. EVs could sound like a Mustang or Charger.
Hazmatastic@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 51d
I always wanted to mod my car so the stereo plays different pod-racer sounds depending on rpm, but it never got past the idea phase. Wonder if you could do the same for EV's
Zahille7@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 53d
Apparently Tesla has a whoopee cushion feature that plays the sound from a seat of your choosing. It would be nice if you could change the back-up sounds into farts.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 52d
Musk makes his companies do the cringiest shit, I swear
TheRedSpade@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 53d
Back-up sounds? On a consumer vehicle?
Zahille7@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 53d
Have you never been near a modern EV/luxury vehicle?
Most cars made within the last couple years have started adding some sort of backup sound. Teslas make a weird angelic "AHHHH" sound, and I've seen/heard other cars with similar features.
TheRedSpade@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 53d
The only EVs that I've encountered (and knew they were EVs) are delivery vans. Other than those and other commercial/industrial vehicles, I've never heard a backup siren.
XeroxCool@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 53d
The ones I've heard on personal EVs (and hybrids) are nowhere near a siren. They're quieter and a steady tone/sound. I'm struggling to remember which are low speed forward sounds and which are reverse sounds because they're similar.
Zahille7@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 53d
It was kinda strange visiting family in San Diego earlier this year and hearing all the cars drive by with their "oohs" and "ahhs"
Iconoclast@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 53d
Virtually all EVs already have that.
Exatron@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 53d
I initially thought that too since there are a lot of fun sci-fi sounds that would work. Ufortunately, some people would probably ruin the fun by using that feature to disable the sound instead.
jj4211@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 53d
Which is why it can't happen for a safety mandated feature.
heartSagan5@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 52d
It should be you HAVE to choose A noise and it gives options; they’d need to be pre-installed or require a visit to the dealer because it can’t be “silent” noise. And if it’s found, people should ask, “do I need to call the cops? Any mystery drive-bys in the hood?”
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org · 2 pts · 52d
Did you know silence can be detected in software? The volume can be normalized too across frequencies that matter. Requiring the dealer or manufacturer is room for enshittification.
Fmstrat@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 50d
They're the same for safety. People need to build a subconscious mental model of what a car sounds like so they can be safe as pedestrians and cyclists.
If there were 1000 different sounds, that mental model would never form.
finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 53d
The Walking Fart sound.
prrt prrt prrt prrt prrt prrt prrt
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 53d
Tesla Crop Dust mode.
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 51d
"silent car"
lmao nope those things are loud as fuck because of the tires and weight
godsammitdam@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 53d
Pay for the premium subscription, maybe.
Maybe sounds would be available in the battlepass.
It's almost like you don't own your own hardware or something.
ElectricAirship@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 53d
I want the submarine radar sound every movie uses
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 53d
Dodge tried that with the EV Charger. They sold 7000 last year, world wide. Nice try.
Some guy even got a violation for being too loud.
The ICE version sold 50,000 a year just in US.
bitchkat@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 53d
They don't have to but are currently required by law to have the PWS.
MehBlah@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 51d
really loud bubbles.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 52d
TIL nobody listens to their environment while they walk outside.
can nobody else hear the sound of the tires on the pavement? or can nobody else hear the sound of the environment being reflected differently off the cars coming down the road?
5too@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 52d
When you're habituated to the sound of ICE engines, if you're not focused on your environment, the quieter tire sounds absolutely can sneak up on you.
And when you're just strolling, it's pretty natural for your attention to wander. Just because you can hear something doesn't mean you'll notice something.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · -6 pts · 52d
sounds like a pedestrian problem. just because you're walking doesn't absolve you from remaining attentive to the flow of traffic just as much, if not more, than when driving.
In 50+ years I have never had a vehicle sneak up on me. no car, no motorcycle, no bicycle.
5too@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 52d
Congratulations!
The rest of us, flawed creatures that we are, sometimes slip - we may even think we're actively attending to our environment while also chatting, thinking, or paying attention to something else. It's a shortcut our brains take: when they get accustomed to things working (or sounding) one way, they'll focus on those cues instead of other, potentially subtler, cues. Even if we're actively trying not to
Nouvellalia@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 52d
"Hit by a car!? What a jay!" You sound like a 1900's baron.🧐 Go live in car city and kiss cars and suck tailpipe since you love them so much!
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 52d
fuckcars is leaking I guess?
RichardNixos@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 51d
I live outside of the US in a very walkable urban area, so this comment is breaking my brain.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 51d
stom@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 52d
In suburbia, sure.
In the town centre, there's so many vehicles around that it's very easy for an electric vehicle to creep up on you.
Is your argument that we should make these vehicles quieter because you personally don't experience this issue?
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 52d
no, my argument is that it doesn't matter what sound it makes as long as it makes a sound.
pedestrians need to be more aware of their surroundings, this doesn't absolve drivers either.
pedestrians often just blindly assume because they have the right of way that means they don't have to pay attention, and that's how they die.
stom@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 52d
Completely impractical. Standardise noises for warnings. I'm not going to react to the sound of Nyan Cat played on the Bagpipes and think "oh that's a car coming".
Also, pedestrians DO have the right of way. How do I know? I got hit by a driver at night in the rain, with his lights off, coasting in neutral. Couldn't hear him, couldn't see him. Court settled in my favour.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 52d
I wasn't arguing that. pedestrians DO have the right of way, but that doesn't absolve them from ensuring their own safety. just because you have the right of way in a vehicle when the light is green doesn't mean you just floor it and hope for the best.
now imagine how much better you'd feel if you were a bit more attentive to your surroundings! no splashy splash of the wheels on pavement? no bouncy bounce of the rain off the car? you were probably distracted by trying to stay dry.
100% of all accidents are caused by a lack of information that could have been resolved by better observation.
stom@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 51d
You don't have right of way in a vehicle when the light is green - pedestrians still have right of way.
There was no "splash splashy of wheels on the pavement" because the car was in the road, not the pavement.
There were plenty of "splashy splashy" noises around, because there were lots of vehicles. The "bouncy bounce" of rain on that car was easily confused with the "bouncy bounce" of rain of every other car/surface/building/person in the area.
I'm not sure if you're intentionally being moronic, or if you genuinely feel like you know more about the situation of my accident than I do. The fact remains that electric vehicles shouldn't simply be able to make some random noise. They need to be audible and recognisable to prevent accidents.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 51d
tell me. how would the outcome of your accident change if you were deaf?
I bet you would be much more observant if you couldn't hear anything.
stom@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 50d
I'm not deaf.
We're digressing from the original disagreement
I believe it is important for vehicles to sound like vehicles, so they can be easily identified. They shouldn't be randomly changed by their owner to something whimsical.
ghen@sh.itjust.works · -8 pts · 53d
I disconnected the noise maker in my car. I want it to be silent. That's one of the selling points.
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 53d
If you're in the US federal law requires EVs to emit sounds while going under about 20 mph so pedestrians and cyclists can hear them approach. If you ever hit anybody who steps into the street because they couldn't hear you, you'll be in deep doggie doodoo.
ghen@sh.itjust.works · -9 pts · 53d
If I hit somebody that steps into the street then it's my fault no matter what. Doesn't matter whether they could hear me. Besides, most people wear earbuds when walking around town.
jj4211@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 53d
Guess how that plays out insurance wise. Whatever liability coverage you think you have, forget it if you willfully disabled legally mandated safety features. Even if it's a motor vehicle accident where the noise wouldn't have realistically made a difference, even if the other party is at fault in practical terms, if they find out your car safety features were tampered with you could be on the hook without help of insurance.
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 53d
Not true, young padawan. I personally hit a jaywalker one time and didn't even get a traffic citation. She was crossing against the light, at night, in a pounding rain, and apparently hadn't bothered to look. I wasn't quite able to stop in time. Witnesses confirmed my story and contradicted hers (that she was in the crosswalk with the light in her favor). If somebody disables their own hearing it's on them, but if they claimed not to hear you and your car was in fact not making any sound because you disabled it (in violation of federal law) it would be on you.
Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 53d
This is not at all true. If someone steps out in front of you with little or no time for you to react, they're just as much at fault. It will be much easier to argue that you're to blame, when you've intentionally disabled the saftey device that would have alerted them to your presence though.
Even if it was true however: Just because it would be your fault doesn't mean you should increase the chances of it happening.
This is entirely your own false perception. Many if not most people don't wear headphones near traffic, or at least only wear one, so that they can still hear their suroundings.
Regardless; Some people choosing to blockout sounds is no excuse for you putting everyone else in danger.
You should fix this, or you should be cited for willful public endangerment and the vehicle towed+impounded.
ayyy@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 53d
What the fuck?