I hope it's as reliable as the real thing.
Posted on 08/12/2018 1:33:47 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Hyundai Motor has developed a sound system for vehicles in which passengers and the driver can hear different songs or make totally private phone calls.
It is the first such system in the world, the carmaker announced Sunday, and will be offered in Hyundai Motor cars within a year or two.
Korea’s largest carmaker calls the system a “separated sound zone” and unveiled it on its official website and on YouTube last Sunday.
In the YouTube video, classical music plays in the front of the car where two parents are sitting, while pop music plays in the back for children.
Separate sound zones are created by the artful placement of different speakers. There is also software that control the sound’s reflective wave and output level, the carmaker explained.
Playing different types of music is the most basic thing the sound zones can do, according to the carmaker.
A driver or passenger could have a private phone call as well. Calls on speaker are usually heard by all people in the car.
With the system, passengers can enjoy individual choices of music while retaining the ability to converse among themselves, which isn’t possible if they are enjoying private music with earphones.
Sounds that are necessary to the driver but that are disturbing to other passengers can be controlled too, such as audible directions from the navigation system or warning sounds from the driving assistance system.
Music or direction guides that a driver is listening to won’t be heard by a sleeping child in the back seat.
Hyundai Motor said it started developing the system in 2014 and is almost ready to install it in mass-produced cars.
“This sound system will become necessary as the autonomous driving era nears and demands for entertainment inside a car evolve,” said Ih Kang-duck, a researcher in charge of developing the system.
That was my first thought too
We were going up mountainous foothills, with the air conditioner on full, at 70+ mph, with 2 people and luggage in the car, and still got 42-43 mpg.
That was nice.
South Korean translation- Hondawannabe
North Korean tranlation- Korean Krysler (Chrysler).
Ethel Merman the way I’ll always remember her. Loved that movie.
Inspired by the Cone of Silence.
I hope it's as reliable as the real thing.
I like the new design of the 2018 Elanta GT. I really miss the versatility of a Hatchback. For the life of me I can't understand the crappy Gas mileage rating of only 32 mpg highway. The same 2.0 motor in the Sedan version is rated at EPA 38 mpg. WHATS UP WITH DAT?
“We’re in the Imperial and we’re in last place!”
“Mother, he’s not that good of a driver...”
Active sound manipulation is not exactly a new idea. At least 20 years ago Lotus Motor Cars once employed Amar Bose (of Bose speaker fame) to design active noise cancellation for their cars. Rather than resort to better engineering to eliminate creaks, squeaks and groans in their cars, their idea was just to ignore their existence during the design phase, then acoustically neutralize the annoying sounds when they materialized in production.
Bose also designed the first practical active automotive suspension system, which has been plagiarized by several different racing series and probably will finally arrive in a production car by 2020.
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