That's pretty cool, I mean the siren should be enough but if they can get a heads up to drivers even earlier, even better then.
What happens when FM is phased out? This venture seems kind of short lived.
Neato. I admit I have a hard time hearing E vehicles when blaring music.
Too bad I use an aux cable though, this system still wouldn't be of use to me.
Plenty of others though it still would.
[QUOTE=chernisreal?;51684580]What happens when FM is phased out? This venture seems kind of short lived.[/QUOTE]
A notification is sent via RDS so it's able to play over cds also if the consept works they could loOK at special things car radios need if they are sold in the country to allow the system to work
I don't know about the others swedes, but I can barely hear the sirens when they go off.
What if they are listening to anything other than radio?
Not a bad idea, but I forsee a public pushback against it.
Perhaps we could mandate a removal of a lot of the sound deadening materials that go into modern cars as well? They're pretty much deprivation tanks at this point, close the windows and you can't hardly hear anything outside even if the radio's off. They're too quiet and that's a large part of why such a jammer is being considered in the first place.
[QUOTE=lordofdafood;51684695]A notification is sent via RDS so it's able to play over cds also if the consept works they could loOK at special things car radios need if they are sold in the country to allow the system to work[/QUOTE]
That's nice and all...if your radio supports it. But let's be real: Not everyone can afford a car new enough to have a radio with that, and many aftermarket radios lack it.
I imagine sales of head units with aux-in systems that ignore the broadcast will go up.
Who would be petty enough that they would fight a system that cuts their radio for 10 seconds [I]to help them hear the alarm and get out of the way of an ambulance?[/i]
[QUOTE=TestECull;51684841]Not a bad idea, but I forsee a public pushback against it.
Perhaps we could mandate a removal of a lot of the sound deadening materials that go into modern cars as well? They're pretty much deprivation tanks at this point, close the windows and you can't hardly hear anything outside even if the radio's off. They're too quiet and that's a large part of why such a jammer is being considered in the first place.
That's nice and all...if your radio supports it. But let's be real: Not everyone can afford a car new enough to have a radio with that, and many aftermarket radios lack it.
I imagine sales of head units with aux-in systems that ignore the broadcast will go up.[/QUOTE]
Most people won't care. We have these kind of cut-outs in radio (and sometimes through CD and AUX as well) when there are nearby traffic reports being broadcast, at least in my area. Can't remember hearing anyone complaining about it since it doesn't really happen that often. Furthermore, complaining about emergency vehicles doesn't really sit right according to the national zeitgeist.
In terms cars themselves. Sound absorption is actually quite appreciated and not that bad. It is also sort of included with the design to keep heat. Besides, a car can make an awful lot of noise if something is wrong with it. Regards to the RDS protocol of vehicle radio. I wouldn't be to worried about it. Most aftermarket cars sold these days are 2000 and upwards. Pretty sure that most of these cars includes RDS support.
Aren't ambulances nowadays use directional sirens? I'm pretty sure that sirens around here are suddenly extremely silent (in comparison, of course) right after they pass you.
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