Soundscaping European Streets

The quiet interior of electric vehicles is just one of the many benefits to enjoy, but with more EVs on the road, maximising driver and pedestrian awareness has become even more important. To achieve this, sound designers and engineers at Nissan in Japan created a bespoke sonic identity called "Canto," which has now been adapted for Europe with customer needs in mind. Paul Speed-Andrews, Noise and Vibration Development Manager at Nissan Technical Centre Europe, shares an inside look in the video above at the tests conducted to implement this safety technology for European roads in the new Nissan LEAF MY21, from test-drives with in-ear microphones to digital filtering.