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September 21, 2016

Chime or beep? Science behind your car's noises

  • Teams, some with music backgrounds, come up with sounds: annoying ones for emergencies and soothing ones for greetings.
    • By TOM KRISHER
    AP Auto Writer

    DEARBORN, Mich. — Whether it's the pleasant greeting when you slide into the driver's seat or a loud, annoying beep that warns you of an imminent crash, there's science behind the noises that your car makes.

    Nearly all automakers have engineers and others assigned to special groups that make sure musical greeting sounds are pleasant and that warnings like forward collision alert are so annoying they get a driver's attention fast.


     
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