Simple two-tone warning sounds on electric vehicles make it harder for pedestrians to locate cars, especially when multiple vehicles are present Traditional engine noise performs significantly better ...

How a car sounds has been a huge topic of debate for automakers, seemingly since the automobile was invented. Whether it was taming a large-capacity engine to keep its cabin whisper quiet in luxury ...

A new study conducted by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and published in March examined how well the average person could locate three common types of warning sounds from ...

Using a toy gun converted into a laser pointer, a test subject in Chalmers' acoustics lab tries to locate warning sounds from electric cars. One of the most common signal types turned out to be very ...

The Ford Motor Company has identified an issue affecting a great deal of Police Interceptor Utility and Lincoln Nautilus hybrid vehicles. In the affected population, which also flaunts the Phoenix ...

Over the past several years, electric vehicles have garnered something of a reputation for their unusual sounds on the road. Otherworldly EV warning sounds have been compared to “a celestial choir,” a ...