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 ...

On my walk to work the other day, something odd happened. While waiting for a light, I heard a strange wheezing noise coming from the street, like some odd bird cawing at me. I ignored it for a second ...

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 141 is titled 'Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles. An estimated 7,606 examples of the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox EV do not comply with ...

GM has issued a safety recall for certain units of the 2023 Cadillac Lyriq that may be affected by incorrectly calibrated software, leading to the vehicle potentially failing to emit pedestrian ...

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 ...

People want electric cars to sound more like gasoline-powered vehicles than like flying saucers. That's the conclusion of a survey published this week by sonic branding agency Listen and market ...

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2024 i5 eDrive40 and i5 M60 vehicles. During vehicle start-up, the artificial sound generator control unit may experience a fault and fail to ...