Tesla to Halt Games on Infotainment Screens in Moving Cars

Tesla to Halt Games on Infotainment Screens in Moving Cars
Vince Patton, a new Tesla owner, demonstrates how he can play video games on the vehicle's console while driving, on a closed course in Portland, Ore., on Dec. 8, 2021. Gillian Flaccus/AP Photo
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DETROIT—Under pressure from U.S. auto safety regulators, Tesla has agreed to stop allowing video games to be played on center touch screens while its vehicles are moving.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the company will send out a software update over the Internet so the function called “Passenger Play” will be locked and won’t work while vehicles are in motion.