Tesla, after probe, deactivates video games in moving cars

Tesla will prevent drivers from playing video games while driving, following complaints that it posed an unnecessary and dangerous distraction. — AP Photo

Electric automaker Tesla will update its vehicle software to prevent drivers from playing video games on the console while the car is in motion, US traffic safety regulators said Thursday.

"Following the opening of a preliminary evaluation of Tesla's 'Passenger Play,' Tesla informed the agency that it is changing the functionality of this feature," a spokesperson for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a statement emailed to AFP.