Drivers playing video games? US is looking into Tesla case

[turbinetree]

By TOM KRISHER today

DETROIT (AP) — Last August, Vince Patton was watching a YouTube video of a Tesla owner who had made a startling observation: Tesla drivers could now play a video game on their car’s touch-screen dashboard — while the vehicle is moving.

Curious to see for himself, Patton drove his own 2021 Tesla Model 3 to an empty community college parking lot, activated a game called “Sky Force Reloaded” from a menu and did a few loops.

“I was just dumbfounded that, yes, sure enough, this sophisticated video game came up,” said Patton, a 59-year-old retired broadcast journalist who lives near Portland, Oregon.

https://apnews.com/article/tesla-video-games-dashboard-play-while-driving-d9a1544e9c60a8d27c8f56db2d59d386

Next up live feeds on a space launch to get that warm fuzzy feeling of taking a ride, while driving.....from a "guy" that took taxpayer money to get where he is at today....safe car having games come up on display window to play, while driving, what could possibly go wrong.........

[dchill]

1. One of the freedoms guaranteed in the Constitution.

Look it up. Do your research!

[Ohio Joe]

2. OK... Not that I think drivers should play video games while driving but...

Sky Force Reloaded is not exactly a "sophisticated video game"... It's an old school side scrolling shooter in the vein of Galaga or Gradius with updated graphics:

It was originally released in 2006 (the video above is for the PS4 release in 2017, same game though) and if your phone runs Android, you can play it on your phone.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

3. And to think that my Honda Fit will not allow me to use my cell phone

while the car is turned on. Surely Tesla could figure out a way to block video games.