Tesla under investigation for the use of video games in the car

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Tesla ends up under investigation again. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the United States has officially launched a & # 39; formal investigation into the safety risks of using the video games present at the Interior of the infotainment of electric cars of the American manufacturer. As we know, Elon Musk & # 39; s company has for some time begun to expand the entertainment-related functions of the infotainment of its cars, also introducing a series of games.

The problem from which & egrave; this question arises from the fact that some of these video games can also be started with the car in motion and not only when the vehicle is; parked. To point out this peculiarity, The New York Times at the beginning of December. It was discovered, specifically, that the games Sky Force Reloaded, Solitaire and The Battle of Polytopia could also be run while on the move.

We wanted to investigate the matter and we were able to verify that it was true . Trying to start them inside a Tesla Model 3 in motion, only the message “ Only one passenger can; play with Tesla Arcade while the vehicle is; in movement. Please check the current names before playing. ' By giving & quot; confirmation & quot; that who was playing was the passenger, you could start playing.



In response to the investigation by The New York Times, the NHTSA announced that it was in discussions with the manufacturer about these features. Apparently, the American body decided not to waste time and launched on December 21 a formal investigation to verify if it is; there is some security risk. After all, distraction while driving is; one of the main causes of road accidents.

The investigation covers as many as 580,000 cars including Model 3, Y, S and X produced between 2017 and 2021. Yes these are cars that have the & quot; Passenger Play & quot; function which allows you to run the games even with the car in motion (available from December 2020). All that remains is to wait to find out the result of the survey.

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