Your car can make different sounds for different reasons. However, not all of them signal a problem. Some are completely harmless and are simply there to inform you. One such sound you're probably ...

The entertainment craft known as Foley art involves creating sound effects for movies, TV, and video games using environmental sounds and common objects. Foley editors work with a project's audio team ...

Host John Ydstie speaks with Dr. Gerhard Thoma, an acoustics engineer for BMW, about the trend in luxury automobiles to make all the car's sounds — from the electric window to the turn signal — sound ...

At its headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden, Volvo's Active Sound Experience is building the noises that issue from current and future cars. During a tour of the facility, sound designer Frederick ...

In the century-plus since automobiles first hit the roadways, dozens of advancements have helped make vehicles safer for drivers. Seat belts, airbags, and anti-lock braking systems tend to headline ...