The Tesla allow you to play on the on-board computer screen while the car is in motion. A feature dedicated to passengers, but which can be used by the driver. Now all games will be blocked. The US government (rightly) considers this feature to be dangerous.
Play or drive, you have to choose. The Tesla’s on-board computer can run a whole bunch of games, even Sonic! These titles can be enjoyed when the car is stationary. Tesla however introduced the possibility of playing while driving at the end of the year 2020, but this functionality is only for passengers. In theory.
When launching a game on Tesla Arcade, a warning message is displayed. He then asks for confirmation that it is the passenger who is going to have fun. However, nothing prevents the driver from lying. Is it useful to point out that playing while driving is dangerous, even with the autopilot activated? Likewise, the fact that a passenger is playing right next to the driver can distract the driver, who might be tempted to look at the screen instead of the road.
Tesla will ban games while driving
As stated by The Verge, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the US highway safety authority, launched an investigation on the subject in order to determine the dangerousness of the thing. 580,000 Tesla models are evaluated in the United States, Model 3, Model S, Model Y and Model X.
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Tesla takes the lead and announced blocking this feature in order to avoid any risk of possible accident. In a future update, playing while the car is in motion will be simply impossible. To play a small game, you will have to be at a standstill. Thus, the passenger and the driver will be able to benefit from the on-board computer.
Tesla has never hidden his love for video games by inserting a number of titles into his on-board computer. It is even part of the brand’s communication, which wants to be “cool”. However, it is not pushing the vice so far as to challenge the US government and will therefore be rolling out an update to bring itself into compliance.
Source: The Verge