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David Graham Smith

Thomas Chrapkiewicz

Pietro Buttolo

Cynthia M Neubecker

Joshua R Wheeler

Ranjani Rangarajan

Leah N Busch

Jake S Schwartz

A system includes a computer including a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to detect a position of a head of an occupant within a passenger compartment of a vehicle. The instructions include instructions to conduct a hearing test based on the position of the head of the occupant. The instructions include instructions to output sound at least at one of a specified frequency or amplitude, the specified frequency or amplitude selected based on results of the hearing test.

In-vehicle hearing test

A system for dynamically controlling an echo canceler includes a processor programmed to receive audio data from an audio sensor, to determine a present type of noise in the received audio data, based on the present type of noise, to determine a number of taps to be removed from an echo canceler, and to execute the echo canceler with a reduced number of taps based on the number of taps to be removed.

Echo cancelation

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