Impact

Manukin’s work addresses emerging safety challenges created by the rapid transition to electric mobility. The shift to electric propulsion requires rethinking how vehicles communicate presence and movement in shared environments.

Public Safety

• Supports improved detection of low-speed vehicles

• Enhances localization and situational awareness

• Benefits vulnerable road users, including pedestrians and visually impaired individuals

Urban Sound Stewardship

• Seeks alternatives to louder, non-directional alert systems

• Supports responsible integration into dense city environments

• Aims to preserve the environmental gains of vehicle electrification

EV Adoption & Trust

• Addresses perceptual gaps associated with quiet vehicles

• Supports confident interaction in shared spaces

• Maintains intuitive, behavior-linked feedback valued by drivers

This work is pre-validation and pre-deployment and is focused on feasibility and responsible system development.