A very good thursday morning to you. Now on bbc news, its time for click. This week poetry bot writes a classic. Electric truck goes round the bend. And its time we stop hey, whats that sound . Horns blare noisy, isnt it . Pardon . I said, its noisy. Its been the bane of our lives for as long as i can remember, trying to film next to busy roads and having to fight the noise of the traffic but in a few years time, it will be replaced by this. Soft noises Electric Cars are not only good for the planet, but theyre also good for our ears, not that everyone minds. Makes car revving noises but of course, there is a problem. If Electric Cars dont make a sound, you cant hear them coming. Over the past two years, new british eu and us laws have required that for safety reasons, all new Electric Vehicles must be fitted with a device that makes a noise. And the car world is getting excited about the idea of on brand unique sound. In fact you could say it has generated a bit of a buzz, and a beep
Noisy, isnt it . Pardon . I said, its noisy its been the bane of our lives for as long as i can remember, trying to film next to busy roads and having to fight the noise of the traffic but in a few years time, it will be replaced by this. Soft noises. Electric cars are not only good for the planet but theyre also good for our ears, not that everyone minds. Makes car revving noises. But of course, there is a problem. If Electric Cars dont make a sound, you cant hear them coming. Over the past two years, new british, eu and us laws have required that, for safety reasons, all new Electric Vehicles must be fitted with a device that makes a noise. And the car world is getting excited about the idea of on brand unique sounds. In fact, you could say its generated a bit of a buzz, and a beep and a boop. All right, all right. And some makers are even composing special soundscapes at different speeds for the driver inside the cabin. So dan simmons has been driving a little bit slower than usual,
This week poetry bot writes a classic. Electric truck goes round the bend. And its time we stop hey, whats that sound . Horns blare. Noisy, isnt it . Pardon . I said, its noisy. Its been the bane of our lives for as long as i can remember, trying to film next to busy roads and having to fight the noise of the traffic but in a few years time, it will be replaced by this. Soft noises. Electric cars are not only good for the planet but theyre also good for our ears, not that everyone minds. Makes car revving noises. But of course, there is a problem. If Electric Cars do not make a sound, you cannot hear them coming. Over the past two years, new british eu and us laws have required that for safety reasons, all new Electric Vehicles must be fitted with a device that makes a noise. And the car world is getting excited about the idea of on brand unique sound. In fact you could say it has generated a bit of a buzz, and a beep and a boop. All right, all right. And some makers are even composing
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Electric cars are not only good for the planet, but theyre also good for our ears not that everyone minds. Makes car revving noises but, of course, there is a problem if Electric Cars dont make a sound, you cant hear them coming. So, dan simmons has been driving a little bit slower than usual, it has to be said, to find out what might replace the sound of silence. If Electric Cars have to make a noise, well, we could end up with Something Like this. Electronic music plays well, you wouldnt accidentally step out in front of it, would you . This is an Art Experiment to see how cars could interpret and complement the soundscape around them. More on that idea in a bit. But first, to get a feel of what the Ev Manufacturers themselves have in store for us, ive come to japanese car giant nissans Technical Development centre in bedfordshire. What do you think people expect an electric car to sound like . That was the interesting question that we started with what should a car sounds like . Bec