Tesla has released a software update that will block drivers from playing video games on the front touch screen while their vehicle is in motion. Tesla announced the move after.
Tesla will disable the gaming while driving feature in accordance with the order of the US traffic safety regulator NHTSA. According to the leading US car safety regulator, Tesla Inc. has restricted access to the video games available in their vehicles by disabling the feature that allows passengers to play games on the 16-inch front screen while driving.
Under pressure from US auto safety regulators, Tesla has agreed to stop allowing video games to be played on center touch screens while its vehicles are moving.
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that the company would send out a software update over the Internet so the function called “Passenger Play” would be locked and would not work while vehicles are in motion.
The move comes one day after the agency announced it would open a formal investigation into distracted driving concerns about Tesla’s video games, some of which could be played while vehicles are being driven.
An agency spokeswoman