The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched an investigation into Tesla’s ‘Passenger Play’ feature, which allows drivers to play games while the vehicle is in motion. After this investigation, the giant company decided to disable the feature.
US-based electric car company of Elon Musk, the richest person in the world Tesla, has introduced a new feature for Model S, Model X and Model 3 vehicles in recent years. ‘Passenger PlayThis feature called ‘; At first, Tesla started to allow owners to play games while the vehicle was parked, and as of December 2020, drivers were able to play while the vehicle was in motion.
As can be expected, this feature also raised some security concerns. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) For this reason, it recently launched an investigation into the feature. NHTSA, in this investigation covering more than 580,000 vehicles, claimed that ‘Passenger Play’ could increase the risk of accident. Now, an important move has come from Tesla on the subject.
The feature is disabled
Tesla has decided to disable the ‘Passenger Play’ feature after NHTSA’s investigation. According to the statements made, the company announced the use of this feature, which allows drivers to play games while the vehicle is in motion, through the infotainment system. will stop with a new update. Officials did not share information about when the update will happen; However, he stated that Tesla vehicles will now have to be parked in order to play the game.
It was also stated in the news that the investigation would continue despite Tesla’s decision. Although the giant company is a pioneer in autonomous driving technologies, many experts; this technology should not be trusted yet, it is not necessary to play games while the vehicle is in motion. may distract the driver. and thinks it may increase the risk of accidents. NHTSA’s previous reports indicate that 9 percent of the accidents are caused by distraction and support these concerns.
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autonomous driving technologies It is not difficult to predict that it is developing rapidly and that it will be widely published in the future. But if we talk for now; It would not be wrong to underline that these systems, to which we entrust our lives, should not be trusted, and that distractions such as Tesla’s feature should not be dealt with while the vehicle is in motion, and that such situations can lead to terrible consequences.