The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a preliminary investigation into the passenger play feature of the car, which allows drivers to play certain games on the center touch screen while the vehicle is moving.
The NHTSA confirmed to Gizmodo on Thursday that there was a change in the function of passenger play. The complaint was submitted by Vince Patton, the owner of the Model 3. The complaint was filed after he discovered he was playing games in his car while it was moving. He tested out passenger play in a college parking lot.
Someone is going to be killed, according to the Associated Press. It is absolutely insane.
The NHTSA said that drivers were given the option to play games in their cars while they were moving. The games that drivers could play before then were only available when the car was parked. The New York Times reported that in the summer of 2015, the games Solitaire, Sky Force Reloaded, and The Battle of Polytopia: Moonrise were added to passenger play.
While players are asked to confirm that they are not driving when they open the game, nothing prevents them from lying and playing.
