In the face of investigation, Tesla turned off the game feature in a moving car
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In the face of investigation, Tesla has agreed to change the 'passenger play' feature of electric vehicles. In that feature, the rider gets the opportunity to play the game on the touch screen while the car is running.
Picture Courtesy: GoogleThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the United States recently announced an investigation into the feature on Tesla's electric vehicles.
The feature is dangerous for drivers - the Elon Musk-owned carmaker has already been criticized by the BBC. According to the New York Times, Tesla contacted the company directly after the news broke that the NHTSA was investigating.
"Passenger play will be locked from now on if the car is running," the NHTSA told the US daily.
Tesla has not yet made an official statement in this regard.
Announcing the investigation in the third week of December, the NHTSA said passenger play "could confuse the driver and increase the risk of an accident."
According to the BBC, the feature of playing the game on the car's touchscreen was not for the driver and the feature also asked to confirm that the gamer is not the driver. But there was no way to stop a driver from using the feature.
Initially, there was a chance to play the game on the touchscreen only when the car was stopped. The ability to play games while the car is running was added in an update in December. The change comes from Tesla buyer Vince Patton; The buyer filed a formal complaint with the NHTSA.
According to NHTSA policy, all in-car devices must be turned off while driving so that the driver cannot use them to distract from driving.
The NHTSA began investigating the Tesla autopilot system in August. The NHTSA launched the investigation after at least a dozen Tesla vehicles collided head-on with other vehicles while the autopilot system was on.
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