Daimler Electrics Get Fake Vroom to Thwart Silent Threat

An electric car could be so silent that it may not alert pedestrians that it is incoming or cruising down the street. As for Daimler’s e-Smart city car, its sound engineers addressed the issue by creating artificial noise similar to those heard from conventional engines.
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vdiv - 1/2/2014 4:08:08 PM

+1 Boost

Maybe they can add a fake exhaust pipe and smoke coming from the back so people can smell it too.

Seriously?!

Car4Life - 1/3/2014 9:09:21 AM

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what would you rather hear, an annoying beep/siren or a conventional engine?

It makes since, especially for kids, the elderly, disabled, and the thousands of "distracted pedestrians" you can see in Manhattan every day.