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Re:The new Jaguar cars sound like spaceships, thanks to Rich... by Animats on Friday September 21, 2018 @06:55PM (#18043291)
I didn't know we had to have engine noise.

Only at slow speeds, up to 19mph.[2] Above that, the external noisemaker is supposed to turn off. It's so pedestrians will notice a car making a turn through a crosswalk.

[2] https://www.theverge.com/2016/11/16/13651106/electric-car-no...

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Re:The new Jaguar cars sound like spaceships, thanks to Rich... by dingaling on Saturday September 22, 2018 @01:16PM (#18046845)
An easier and quiter solution is to ban turns-on-red, as in most of Europe.
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