[Quietcars] Words accompanying video I sent about the Volt.

[michael townsend]

Here are the words above the video link that I previous sent.  Sorry for the
double posting.

Mike T
The engineers have employed the car's horn to emit a series of warning
chirps when
a pedestrian is in proximity to GM's gas-electric hybrid, evaluating the
nature and
level of the warnings to alert pedestrians rather than startle them. GM
spokesman
Rob Peterson tells us that on the first generation Volt the warnings will be
manually
activated by the driver, although future iterations are likely to
incorporate some
sort of active system. Currently, the biggest hurdle is developing an active
system
that can distinguish a pedestrian from another vehicle. Otherwise, without a
reliable
detection system, the horns would be going off at all times, increasing
noise levels
and making it largely useless.
[Source:
ChevroletVoltage.com
]
URL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-v-pMxmHLE&feature=player_embedded



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