The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) is currently investigating whether early electric cars and hybrids should be equipped with pedestrian alert sound for safety. While ...

A proposal in 2019 suggested that future electric cars should offer various driver-selectable pedestrian warning sounds. After looking into the proposal, NHTSA decided it's not something the ...

Electric vehicles have made a name for themselves as gas-powered cars’ greener, quieter alternative. But not too quiet. Without a noisy internal combustion engine, electric cars are required to emit ...

WASHINGTON — The nation's top auto safety regulator has rejected a proposal that would have allowed automakers to install several driver-selectable pedestrian alert sounds in each of their hybrid and ...