Dolby Atmos May Be Coming To More Cars
Dolby has partnered with Swedish audio company Dirac to bring Dolby Atmos to more cars. The popular spatial audio experience was rolled out to select Mercedes Benz models and super-luxury Maybach sedans last year, and is also available on the Lucid Air EV. With the availability of the technology in more cars, users will be able to enjoy 3D audio in their vehicles without having to splurge on a Merc or a Lucid Air.
Available on a plethora of platforms, spatial audio is a software feature that mimics true surround sound and adds multi-directional 3D sound effects to the audio output on any supported device. Not only is it available on compatible computers and smartphones, but also on a plethora of audio wearables, including Apple's AirPods Pro, AirPods Max, and AirPods 3.
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In a press release on Thursday, Dirac announced that it is partnering with Dolby to demo how its patented audio optimization algorithms and Dolby Atmos immersive audio could combine to offer «the ultimate in-vehicle audio experience.» The new experience will be demoed by both companies across all their demo vehicles around the world. According to both the companies, reproducing the perfect sound in a vehicle cabin is a challenging task, but the combined algorithms of Dirac and Dolby have been uniquely successful in optimizing the audio experience of users.
The first car to ship with the new technology from Dolby and Dirac will be the Nio ET 7 electric sedan from Chinese automaker Nio. The vehicle is slated to launch in Europe later this year, but the company is yet to announce its plans for the American market, meaning it might not be available in the U.S. any time soon. While
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