The Creepy Pedestrian Warning System on the BMW i3

The first time I heard it I was a bit thrown off🤔 Interesting though and certainly catches the attention of pedestrians I've noticed...

[JohnSapato]

Makes pedestrians aware of you by sound, but also by fear. Nice.

[Mick_]

Sounds like what people in the 60s-80s thought cars would sound like in the future.

[PCThingz]

See, YouTube has been showing me a lot of AEB and collision warning videos, so I thought this was going to be a video about a warning the driver got about a pedestrian. When I started watching the video I was thinking "okay, parking building with no one in sight, but eerie music playing. Is the car about to point out a pedestrian that isn't actually there?" Then he moved the camera outside and I heard the sound change and I realised that the car was making the sound

[muyin]

Fan fact: if you are killed by an i3 you will hear this sounds welcoming you haven too

[MXWLLFRT]

tbh i kinda like that sound.. it's quite soothing :)

[francescomarialeo]

It sound like some is saying “welcome in heaven”

[boblotoldo]

I'm torn between thinking that it's an ethereal sound or the sound of a fucking poltergeist

[idcatall]

i dont think i’d like hearing one coming down a tunnel on a non-busy road stranded in the night thats for sure..

[Wrizz]

So beautiful I wanna hear this until I die

[ShatteringKatana]

When you crash, it plays the PS2 bootup sound

[Xorthis]

I have a similar one on my Omoda, I freaking love the vibe it gives :D

[nitramluap]

The earlier models had a much nicer sound that didn't sound like a demented ghost. This is a downgrade... especially considering how loud it is now. It's as loud as an idling ICE. So much for a quieter world with EVs... sigh.

[abcdfujackask]

Hopefully you'll never encounter a Karen intentionally blocking your car to desperately record "noise evidence" of the backup alarm intended for SAFETY (in warning pedestrian, animal, and blind people) like I did in the past...

🚗🎶🔊

[muhammadnajmimurindo]

Gotts says it sounds beautiful, like low fidelity music...

[Ranohtag]

Sounds like a horrible noise on a old 45 played backwards.

[DVDPlus]

Can it be turn off? does it get turn off when the car is at higher speed?

[BeagleChanzxro]

Unusual looking infotainment system for an i3. What trim is that?

[Matt_from_Florida]

You can be sure that if I ever buy an i3 it will shortly have 1 less electronic noisemaker!

[Gooby_plz]

I like bmw i3 a lot!!! Even I dont own this car, but for me is excellent (best longevity battery, carbon body, interior).

[DemarcusQ]

At one point sounds like a speedy UFO then sounds like the gates of heaven opening up lol