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minus-squareSlashmelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·26 days agoI’ve heard one BMW that sounds exactly like a car engine. I think some brands allow you to choose.
minus-squaretempest@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·26 days agoKnowing BMW they charge you a subscription for that.
minus-squarereksas@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·26 days agoImagine if you could choose anything you want as the noise :D It would be hilarious, then horrible
minus-squarejumping redditor [they/them]@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·25 days agoyou could with Tesla’s, I read some news articles a few years back about the ada or some other government agency getting pissy about it and requiring them to prevent it. edit: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-auto-agency-will-not-allow-ev-owners-pick-alert-sounds-2022-07-12/
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I’ve heard one BMW that sounds exactly like a car engine. I think some brands allow you to choose.
Knowing BMW they charge you a subscription for that.
Imagine if you could choose anything you want as the noise :D It would be hilarious, then horrible
you could with Tesla’s, I read some news articles a few years back about the ada or some other government agency getting pissy about it and requiring them to prevent it.
edit: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-auto-agency-will-not-allow-ev-owners-pick-alert-sounds-2022-07-12/
someone picks entire bee movie as their alert sound