Tesla locks access to video games in main display while car is in motion
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Tesla is issuing a software update that will keep drivers from being able to play video games on the cars entertainment system while the automobile is moving, according to a statement on Thursday from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. "Following the opening of a preliminary evaluation of Teslas Passenger Play, Tesla informed the agency that it is changing the functionality of this feature," an NHTSA spokesperson said in an emailed statement. "In a new software update, Passenger Play will now be locked and unusable when the vehicle is in motion." The NHTSA said earlier this month that its communicating with the electric car maker regarding faulty Autopilot cameras in some of the vehicles the company produced in Fremont, California. CNBC previously reported that Tesla is replacing repeater cameras in some of its U.S.-made vehicles after finding faulty printed circuit boards inside.