AVAs

Definitions

1. Acronym of acoustic vehicle alerting system: a system in an electric vehicle that generates artificial driving sounds alerting pedestrians and other road users of the vehicle's presence.
   abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
2. Alternative letter-case form of AVAS.
   alt-of, countable, uncountable

Examples

“The coming Audi E-tron GT, for example, has control⟳ units that remix the sound⟳ effects based on the car’s speed⟳ or the position of the accelerator pedal. Also fitted to the Audi is an AVAS — an acoustic vehicle alerting system, required to alert pedestrians that an electric car is close⟳ by.”

“Tony Bowen, of Brigade Electronics, a firm that spent three years developing a “quiet vehicle sounder”, said permissible frequencies and modulation under the regulation make⟳ it clear that the Avas should mimic an internal combustion engine.”

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