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Re:The new Jaguar cars sound like spaceships, thanks to Rich... by palakchokshi on Friday September 21, 2018 @06:19PM (#18043091)
Why not just emit the sound when going below a certain speed AND ONLY IF there are pedestrians closer than a certain distance? That would be more expensive for sure but doesn't cause unnecessary sound pollution.
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Re:The new Jaguar cars sound like spaceships, thanks to Rich... by anyfoo on Friday September 21, 2018 @06:50PM (#18043263)
How do you detect that with certainty?
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Re:The new Jaguar cars sound like spaceships, thanks to Rich... by leetcrew on Friday September 21, 2018 @07:31PM (#18043435)
why not just save on the extra electronics and just manually honk the horn if you think people don't see you?
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Re:The new Jaguar cars sound like spaceships, thanks to Rich... by dllu on Friday September 21, 2018 @06:55PM (#18043290)
> below a certain speed

Sure, easy thresholding on speedometer data. Gimme a few hours.

> ... and check if there are pedestrians closer than a certain distance

I'll need a research team and five years. [1]

[1] https://xkcd.com/1425

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Re:The new Jaguar cars sound like spaceships, thanks to Rich... by palakchokshi on Friday September 21, 2018 @08:09PM (#18043644)
That is genuinely funny!! Might be an accurate estimate too!
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