Bentley is trialling a system that can ‘compose a soundtrack’ to a journey, based on the driver’s inputs and driving style.
The Crewe-based manufacturer has partnered with adaptive music company Life Score to create music that ‘adapts to the ever-changing driving conditions… from relaxed grand touring to energetic, spirited driving on dynamic roads’.
The music comes from a sound bank library that contains audio data and recordings, allowing more than 100 billion unique music tracks to be composed for a 60-minute drive. Bentley said the chance of repetition is minimal, as the raw music is added to sequences and layers to create the final piece.
‘The algorithms are designed to produce compositions that flow through themes and variations achieved by maximizing coherence, minimising repetition of cells and other AI-techniques. Therefore, one hour’s worth of human composed cells will generate practically unlimited hours of music,’ says Bentley.
‘A high-intensity audio experience’
It added that when the vehicle is travelling through a town, the music will build and evolve slowly, while at cruising speed the music is sustained and deeply calming.
When a driver is driving in a sporty manner, the music is ‘highly reactive and more exciting, sensing transmission changes, acceleration and torque, resulting in a high-intensity audio experience where driving style and sound are inextricably linked’.
The system is not yet available on production cars – but is being worked on for the launch of Bentley’s first EV.
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