# ElevenLabs tests its voice agent in a wind tunnel with Hulkenberg

> Original title: Every voice agent has to hear a customer over a TV, a barking dog, or the grandstands at a grand prix.

- Source: ElevenLabs
- Published: 2026-10-27T18:00:05.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/ls7hxoa56d3h5cptt62b1mb1b
- Original: https://x.com/ElevenLabs/status/2115141500074106885

## Summary

ElevenLabs says every voice agent must hear customers over background noise such as a TV or grandstands. It borrowed Audi's wind tunnel to test its agent in louder conditions, with Nico Hulkenberg taking part.

## Post

Every voice agent has to hear a customer over a TV, a barking dog, or the grandstands at a grand prix.

We wanted to try something even louder, so we borrowed @audif1_’s wind tunnel.

Sorry about the noise, @HulkHulkenberg.

[Video](https://badinfluence.news/api/img-proxy?u=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Famplify_video_thumb%2F2115139655306018816%2Fimg%2FyFyqtLSHZ-X4PJaL.jpg&mode=thumb&exp=1793404800&sig=e2bbc467abaa9d83)