SIREN DETECTION, OR: WHY CARS NEED EARS

Nee-naw. Pin-pon. Tatü-Tata. Got it? This episode is about the sounds of sirens - and how Bosch researchers Andreas Merz and Thomas Buck equip cars with ears, figuratively speaking, in order to recognize sirens on the road. You’ll learn why that’s both necessary and surprisingly difficult to accomplish. Because cars are becoming more isolated from outside noise, the microphone has to be located on the exterior of the car - a harsh environment in which wind noise is just one of many challenges. Another guest on the show: science journalist Andreas von Bubnoff of the Pandemic Silence Project. He demonstrates the impact of sounds on how we perceive our environment, and how lockdowns during the pandemic have changed the sound of the world. And now: listen up! Wee-woo-wee-woo. SHOWNOTES: More about Bosch Research: www.bosch.com/research Want to work for Bosch? Click here: https://www.bosch.com/careers/ More Bosch podcasts: Beyond Bosch: https://podtail.com/de/podcast/beyond-bosch/ Mighty Micro: https://mightymicro.podigee.io/ The collection of recordings and descriptions of soundscapes during the pandemic and later (when the world returns to normal): www.pandemicsilence.org We used some sounds by extrafonia: https://freesound.org/people/extrafonia/sounds/123085/ Please send us your voicememo with your local siren sounds to [email protected]