Toyota is offering an optional $148 speaker system on your Prius when it’s on battery mode that lets pedestrians-especially blind pedestrians-know that you simply’re coming. Great idea, nevertheless it’s strange that it’s optional.
Buyers who want in on this attachment ought to pay for the hardware and pay for the installation, something that’s weird since it’s not yet government-mandated. The speaker turns on each time you start the automobile, but will probably be disabled while you’re planning on conducting some attempted vehicular manslaughter.
It’s compatible with the third-gen Prius, but will available for Toyota’s other hybrids and electric cars. [ Toyota via Physorg via Ubergizmo ]
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