Tesla hiring team of software engineers to develop car video games based at its upcoming Gigafactory in Texas

Job listings on Tesla’s website show that the carmaker is looking to build a software development team comprising video game, infotainment, user interface and rendering engineers. The electric carmaker launched Tesla Arcade, a video game platform as part of its software update in May. — SCMP

Tesla is building a new video game development team in Austin, Texas, where its fifth Gigafactory is under construction, as the world’s bestselling electric carmaker looks to create a more fun in-car experience.

The team, which will include video game and infotainment software engineers, user interface engineers and rendering engineers, represents the carmaker’s stepped-up efforts to build a strong video game platform following the release of several games in May.