Electric vehicles to make Star Wars sound effects for safety

One of the major safety concerns with electric vehicles is that they don't make a lot of noise, and as such pedestrians and other motorists don't get the same audio cues that warn of an approaching car. That, combined with the fact that you probably wouldn't expect a silent car to be driving around — until EVs become more common, that is — makes for a lot of accidents that don't need to happen. [Read more...]