Sonic vroom

Sonic vroom. Rattle, clank, roar, vroom: cars were loud. The noise is bad for our nerves, but pedestrians and cyclists rely on it to know when a car is coming because electric cars make little noise. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the U. S. Ruled in 2018 that they must produce artificial sound toe warn other road users of their presence. As of 2021 similar laws will apply in the EU. In response to the new laws, automobile manufacturers such as BMW are inventing the future sound of cars BMW has hired. Sought after a film music composer, Hans Zimmer, to create its electric car soundtrack. Zimmer's exotic sound lab in California has created the soundtrack for films such as Gladiator Rush and the new James Bond film No Time to Die. Saying yes to the job was easy for Zimmer, a German. I grew up with BMW, he told The New York Times. There was an emotional connection there. Zimmer says the new electric BMWs will sound futuristic and calming, adding that it's very difficult to describe in words In a report. BMW says the new car sound generates a throbbing sensation and describes it as chameleonic. We're trying to make your life less chaotic, more beautiful, says Zimmer. That sounds very good indeed.