[palakchokshi]

Why not just emit the sound when going below a certain speed AND ONLY IF there are pedestrians closer than a certain distance? That would be more expensive for sure but doesn't cause unnecessary sound pollution.

[anyfoo]

How do you detect that with certainty?

[leetcrew]

why not just save on the extra electronics and just manually honk the horn if you think people don't see you?

[dllu]

> below a certain speed

Sure, easy thresholding on speedometer data. Gimme a few hours.

> ... and check if there are pedestrians closer than a certain distance

I'll need a research team and five years. [1]

[1] https://xkcd.com/1425

[palakchokshi]

That is genuinely funny!! Might be an accurate estimate too!