Tesla is changing its Passenger Play feature after the US government opened an investigation into drivers playing games in moving cars.
Tesla is the biggest electric vehicle maker on Earth, but the company sometimes can’t get out of its own way. This week, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) opened an investigation into Tesla’s “Passenger Play” feature. In recent years, Tesla has been installing video games in its cars that can be played on the touch screen. Most games are only accessible when the car is parked. But this summer, Tesla rolled out a software update that made some games playable while the car is moving. Following the announcement of the investigation, Tesla removed this controversial feature. The New York Times reports that Tesla made three games playable on Passenger Play. The games were solitaire, Sky Force Reloaded, and The Battle of Polytopia: Moonrise. Before opening, the games showed a warning message asking players to confirm that they were a passenger. The only problem? There was nothing stopping the driver from tapping through the warning and playing the game.
