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 ...

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 ...

As electric vehicles (EVs) become more common on the streets, pedestrians, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users are encountering more and more artificial warning sounds. These signals—known as ...

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 ...

As electric vehicles grow more popular, their warning sounds may not be doing enough to protect pedestrians. A Swedish study shows that these signals are hard to locate, especially when multiple ...