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>>surpri+(OP)
I was in Shanghai this year, and in the city center, it is actually unsettling how quiet it is. Every motorbike is electric and probably 70% of the cars (at least in the CBD). It's not silent by any means, but the background hum of motors is mostly absent, it took me a while to even realise that is what felt off. Like watching a movie with the sound effects removed.

>>posnet+PK1
It's kind of funny to think that the majority of the "car engine noise" in cities of the future might all be that "fake engine noise" speaker produced stuff.

>>justin+zN1
If that ends up being the case, then I hope it comes with a toggle so that it can be turned off and then most people realize how gauche it is in the way of a cell phone ringer to be broadcasting fake engine noise constantly, and then we realize for safety sake, both mental and physical, that cars should be bisected from other modes and the general public. Because we can’t deal with the noise, but we also can’t have silent vehicles rocketing through the streets, controlled by people texting with their ringers off