Re:The death of self-driving cars is greatly exaggerated
by bartread on Sunday June 04, 2023 @06:42AM
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Yeah, I particularly enjoy being able to sneak up on people in a giant estate/station wagon.
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Re:The death of self-driving cars is greatly exaggerated
by gambiting on Sunday June 04, 2023 @07:04AM
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I mean, I'm not saying this is a good thing. Just an observation that not all hybrids emit noise when driving with the ICE off.
Re:The death of self-driving cars is greatly exaggerated
by sgerenser on Sunday June 04, 2023 @08:07AM
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Regulation in the U.S. requires it: “After several additional delays, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued its final ruling in February 2018. It requires hybrids and electric vehicles travelling at less than 18.6 mph (30 km/h) to emit warning sounds that pedestrians must be able to hear over background noises. The regulation requires full compliance in September 2020, but 50% of "quiet" vehicles must have the warning sounds by September 2019.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle_warning_sou...