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 ...

When you ease your car over into a turning lane, you might wonder if you also have to turn on your signal. Here's what ...

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 ...

Cars have lots of ways to inform you that something is off: warning lights, noises and changes in driving can let a driver know there's an issue. But does everyone know what these warning signs are?

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 ...

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 ...