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I wonder what sound they will choose. Part of me wants the sound of horses hooves, but I expect something like “Teslaa-aaa”

While fun, I hope the will pull all registers of psychoacoustics and sound design to create something that maximizes safety and minimizes noise.

Actual future:

PING

VEHICLE IN TRANSIT

PING

VEHICLE IN TRANSIT

PING

VEHICLE IN TRANSIT

(inaudible subsonic vibration to alert hearing impaired and headphone-wearers)

WOOPWOOPWOOPWOOPWOOP

...

PING

It would be cool to use AI to recognize humans and then use beam steering to give them targeted directional sound.

My vote is on the signature 1910s car horn: "aaooogah!" every 3 minutes or so.