FILE - Vince Patton, a new Tesla owner, demonstrates on Dec. 8, 2021, on a closed course in Portland, Ore., how he can play video games on the vehicle's console while driving. Under pressure from U.S. auto safety regulators, Tesla has agreed to stop allowing video games to be played on center touch screens while its vehicles are moving.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the company will send out a software update over the Internet so the function called “Passenger Play” will be locked and won’t work while vehicles are in motion. The statement says NHTSA regularly talks about infotainment screens with all automakers. A message was left Thursday seeking comment from Tesla, which has disbanded its media relations department.
The agency announced Wednesday that it would formally investigate Tesla’s screens after an owner from the Portland, Oregon, area filed a complaint when he discovered that a driver could play games while the cars are moving.
Who thought this was a good idea to begin with? Oh yeah, the world's richest man.😐
Can’t we do the same thing with cell phones?
Just when I thought all hope was gone that was when I meet shelia Gooch who made my little $700 became something worth more. Now I don't have to depend on my paycheck. Can't thank you enough Shelia_A_Gooch
Can you still watch porn?
Good! What an idiot company. This, and many other reasons, is why I won't buy a Tesla.
That wasn't foreseen? Really?
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