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Re:Software is eating the car by saltcured on Saturday June 12, 2021 @08:26PM (#27488646)
I don't think it's bogged down processing. It is explicitly muting the audio as part of the reversing protocol to avoid distractions, and possibly to let you hear other sounds such as from a parking assistance system.
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Re:Software is eating the car by drivers99 on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @06:23PM (#27522339)
> It is explicitly muting the audio as part of the reversing protocol to avoid distractions

No. It is NOT letting me turn down (or up) the radio. Meanwhile the radio plays loudly.

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Re:Software is eating the car by saltcured on Monday June 21, 2021 @07:18PM (#27585816)
Sorry for misunderstanding and for not noticing your message before! That certainly sounds like a poor UX! I have only driven other brands, and have only seen an opposite effect. Some systems seem to have a multiplicative factor, so you CAN turn it up and then be blasted with very loud music after switching to a forward gear and having this mute effect released.
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