Over time, the automotive industry has seen many developments and it continues to evolve further at a breakneck pace. Self-driving is one of the important developments in the automotive industry that reduces the driver’s workload and makes driving more convenient.
American vehicle manufacturer Tesla has led the way in vehicle automation by incorporating high levels of autonomy in their vehicles. If you want to beat the boredom while getting an EV recharge or enjoy your ride, Tesla passenger play feature allows you to play video games on the car’s centre console .
In this guide, we will take an in-depth look at Tesla passenger play feature.
What is Tesla Passenger Play Feature
Tesla Models 3, S, X and Y are equipped with Tesla Arcade – a 10 thousand gigaflops gaming rig. Initially, Tesla allowed drivers to play while the vehicle was in motion but later updated its software and allowed drivers to access Tesla’s gaming feature only when the car is in park mode after concerns were raised over the safety of this feature. Before the game started, a warning appeared asking participants to confirm that they were passengers. However, drivers could easily ignore the warning and continue to play the game.
The concept of video games in Tesla isn’t new. With Tesla Motors’ CEO being a massive gaming enthusiast himself, Tesla Motors has long worked on the idea of video games.
Back in August 2018, Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk tweeted about the idea of having a feature in Tesla that allows you to play video games. In addition, Tesla also had a fun feature named Easter Eggs in that year whereby you had to uncover the hidden Easter eggs.
As of present, Tesla Arcade supports the following games:
- Backgammon
- Battle of Polytopia
- Beach Buggy Racing 2
- Chess
- Cuphead
- Super Breakout
- Missile Command
- Millipede
- Solitaire
- Stardew Valley
- Tempest
If you install the Rainway app on your phone, you can play any PC game by syncing your phone to the controller. In order to play any of these games, you will need a USB game controller.
Here’s how you can access the games on Tesla Arcade:
- Select the application launcher on the entertainment system’s touch screen
- Select Entertainment
- Select Tesla Arcade
- Select the game you want to play
Is Tesla Passenger Play Feature Dangerous?
Distraction accounts for a large number of accidents. So, you must be wondering whether it is safe to play video games on a drive and not focus on the driving. Although there hasn’t been a single case of Tesla’s in-car gaming feature causing any accident, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has raised safety concerns over the use of Tesla’s passenger play feature and investigated about 580,000 Teslas to check the safety of this feature.
As a result of growing safety concerns, Tesla disabled the option to play video games in a moving car and now only allows to play games while the vehicle is parked.
As mentioned above, passenger play-compatible Tesla vehicles include Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model S, Tesla Model X and Tesla Model Y.
This concludes our guide about the passenger play feature in Tesla. If you are willing to buy a Tesla, here is a list of popular used Tesla cars in the UAE.
- Used Tesla Model 3 for sale in the UAE
- Used Tesla Model S for sale in the UAE
- Used Tesla Model X for sale in the UAE
- Used Tesla Model Y for sale in the UAE
In addition, dubizzle also has a large collection of other used cars for sale in the UAE.
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