HAPTIC CONTROL FOR AUTOMOTIVE ENVIRONMENTS

A control method is considered for use in controlling one or more transducers of an automobile, the control method comprising: generating, for a haptic event having a haptic output, an audio/visual control signal for at least one audio/visual transducer of the one or more transducers so that at least a corresponding audio or visual output accompanying the haptic output is a function of a level of ambient vibration in an operational environment of the one or more transducers, wherein the operational environment is an automotive environment.