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As you know, electric cars are usually silent. It’s also a big part of why customers buy this type of car. However, if this absence of noise can be pleasant and contribute to the comfort of passengers, it can also be dangerous for other road users. This is especially true for the most vulnerable, such as cyclists and pedestrians, who sometimes do not see a car approaching, if only hear it. Fortunately, for several years now, car manufacturers have been required to equip their vehicles with a system that emits a sound while driving less than 30 km/h. At higher speeds, the sound of the tires rolling is loud enough for other people to hear the car approaching. From now on, all zero-emission cars are equipped with it.
The funny police made us do it (sigh)
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 13, 2022
Fun system
Therefore, this device is necessary for safety. But some believe that the sound produced is not necessarily very pleasant. And it seems others would like their car to look more like a sports car. This is especially true of American Brooks Weisblatt from the site DragTimes, who had an idea that was both brilliant and inappropriate. Indeed, the latter made his Tesla Model S make a V8 sound. And, in particular, the Dodge Challenger Hellcat. How did he do it? It’s just. The latter simply downloaded the MP3 file of the engine, put it on a flash drive and installed it on the car. A trick that then uses the Boombox feature to make a whole bunch of different noises outside the car.
The function is disabled
Unfortunately, if you were hoping to do the same with your electric car, know that it is no longer possible. Indeed, Tesla was forced to deactivate this feature upon request NHTSA, the US federal agency responsible for highway safety. This requires that the external loudspeaker be used only to emit the mandatory pedestrian warning sound. Therefore, it is forbidden to broadcast anything else until the situation changes…
This German motorist drove over 1.6 million kilometers in his Tesla Model S, is it really possible? https://t.co/7Rt6zEmXwx
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