Pedestrian warning Sounds

[DDrawer]

I understand that the Model Y's currently do not have the pedestrian warning sounds which play on the new model 3's at low speeds. Does anyone know why that is? I thought it was a federal requirement now to have that. Any current owners poke around in there and see if the speaker hardware is there?

 

[Electric Steve]

I don't have the link handy, but there's a video which confirms that the speaker is installed.

 

[MorrisonHiker]

Our Model Y does not have the speaker. It does have the wiring and speaker grille.

 

[Seth2020]

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-14/pdf/2016-28804.pdf

SUMMARY: To reduce the risk of pedestrian crashes, especially for the blind and visually-impaired, and to satisfy the mandate in the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act (PSEA) of 2010 this final rule establishes a new Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) setting minimum sound requirements for hybrid and electric vehicles​

 

[DDrawer]

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-14/pdf/2016-28804.pdf

SUMMARY: To reduce the risk of pedestrian crashes, especially for the blind and visually-impaired, and to satisfy the mandate in the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act (PSEA) of 2010 this final rule establishes a new Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) setting minimum sound requirements for hybrid and electric vehicles​

Right, so why doesn't the Model Y have one?

 

[MorrisonHiker]

Right, so why doesn't the Model Y have one?

In the United States, the requirement was that 50% of cars needed the device by September 2019. It increases to 100% in September 2020.

 

[mongo]

In the United States, the requirement was that 50% of cars needed the device by September 2019. It increases to 100% in September 2020.

Thanks for that clarification!

For others who read the link a few posts up which says:

Half of each manufacturer’s HV and EV production must comply with this final rule by September 1, 2018, and 100 percent of each manufacturer’s HV and EV production must comply with this final rule by September 1, 2019.

This was corrected later:
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 141, Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

Additionally, NHTSA has become aware of a minor correction that is needed in the phase-in reporting requirements of FMVSS No. 141. The FMVSS No. 141 final rule published in December 2016 required vehicle manufacturers to report on their production of compliant HEVs during a one-year phase-in period. (This kind of reporting requirement is standard practice for NHTSA rules that include a phase-in period.) The reporting requirements and associated due dates for phase in of compliance with FMVSS No. 141 are contained in 49 CFR 585, Subpart N. NHTSA has determined that the December 2016 rule amending Part 585, Subpart N, states in two places, “the production year ending August 31, 2018” instead of “the production year ending August 31, 2019.” When NHTSA granted a petition to extend the FMVSS No. 141 phase-in and compliance deadlines by one year,[13] the reporting dates in Part 585, Subpart N, were all adjusted by adding one year. However, because those two dates were stated incorrectly in the original final rule, the adjusted dates also were off by one year. In this notice, NHTSA is making the necessary changes to 49 CFR 585, Subpart N, to specify that phase-in reporting applies to the production year ending August 31, 2020. The corrected regulatory text, is included at the end of this document.

 

[Kuro Houou]

So what half of Tesla's have the noise? Or do they allow you to lump in global shipments, so if it goes to the EU and has a speaker it still counts to the number for the US?