--- title: "Elon Musk Says Teslas Will Talk to Pedestrians" description: "In a video uploaded to Twitter by Elon Musk, a Tesla Model 3 can be heard talking to pedestrians, the newest feature Musk has announced for the Tesla." date: "2020-01-13" modified: "2020-01-13" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-tesla-talking-pedestrians" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "Tesla" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "electric cars" - "elon musk" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Elon Musk Says Teslas Will Talk to Pedestrians ![In a video uploaded to Twitter by Elon Musk, a Tesla Model 3 can be heard talking to pedestrians, the newest feature Musk has announced for the Tesla.]() *\Image: Tesla/Victor Tangermann\* ## Hop In In a video uploaded to Twitter late on Saturday by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, a Tesla Model 3 can be heard muttering the line: "Well, don’t just stand there staring, hop in." https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1216198285792358400 "Teslas will soon talk to people if you want," Musk wrote in the tweet. "This is real." And of course, to keep things as Musk as possible, Teslas will even "be able to fart in their general direction," according to a [follow-up tweet](), a nod at "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," a movie he clearly [has a lot of love for.]() (Tesla owners[ can already make their vehicles fart](), but within the confines of the cabin.) ## Get in Loser A talking Tesla might make more sense than you think. Both the US and the EU have introduced legislation that electric cars must make [artificial noise]() at low speeds. A law requiring new electric cars to have artificial noise systems installed already went into effect in the EU [in July](), while the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's proposal to require electric cars to make the same universally recognizable sound is still being debated, but could come into effect [some time this year](). Newer Teslas already feature outward-pointing speakers, as [*Engadget* points out](), to comply with new requirements related to these laws. **READ MORE:** [Tesla cars will soon talk to pedestrians]() \[*Engadget*\] **More on Tesla:** *[Tesla Is Now the Most Valuable Auto Company In US History]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()