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Mazda CX-60 EV Driver Can Warn Pedestrians Through External Speaker
Original: Mazda CX-60 EV: The Electric SUV That Lets You Tell Pedestrians Exactly What You Think https:// us.auto-mania.fr/news/ma
The Mazda CX-60 electric SUV is drawing attention for its external sound system, which lets the driver broadcast warnings or messages to pedestrians outside the vehicle. Coverage frames the feature as a novelty of electric cars, which must make artificial sounds at low speeds for safety. Commenters are amused and unsettled by the idea of drivers addressing people on the street directly.
Why now: The unusual driver-to-pedestrian speaker feature on a new electric SUV strikes people as funny and slightly dystopian.
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