US Auto Safety Agency Presses Tesla on Video Game Feature

US Auto Safety Agency Presses Tesla on Video Game Feature
A logo of Tesla near a shopping complex in Beijing, on Jan. 5, 2021. Tingshu Wang/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—Expressing concern about distraction-affected vehicle crashes, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Wednesday it is discussing with Tesla Inc the electric carmaker’s software update that lets users play video games on a touch screen mounted in front of the dashboard.

Tesla added the games in an over-the-air software update sent to most of its vehicles this summer, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.