Manufacturers of electric cars are looking into making them noisier to provide auditory warnings to pedestrians, notes Atlantic blogger Daniel Indiviglio. Fine. He quotes a Nissan expert who names the flying-car noise from "Blade Runner" as an inspiration. Fine. But then he comes up with this:
Or instead of "noise," they could choose something closer to song. But then I can't help but think about ice cream trucks, playing their repetitive high-pitched, plucked-out tunes. Maybe one day you'll be able to personalize the sound your car makes like you do ring tones for your mobile phone.
Perish the thought. Quickly. Please? I can think of nothing that would make me resent the (otherwise welcome) electric/hybrid revolution more. Aren't car stereos bad enough?
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