America's National Highway Transport Safety Authority confirms it is looking into a recently discovered Tesla feature that allows drivers to play video games on the car's dashboard while in motion.
In its statement, NHTSA said it continues to research driving distractions and that it has issued voluntary guidelines for automakers to determine whether a particular task interferes with driver attention.
But Mr Patton said a software update that he noticed over the summer may have begun to allow Sky Force Reloaded to be used by drivers.Before the video games can be activated while the car is moving, drivers are asked whether they are passengers and must click a button saying they are."If you're alone in the car," he said, a driver could lie and still be able to play while driving.
The car, however, prevented him from watching movies on Netflix and YouTube while it was moving, he said.Jason Levine, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, said in an email that NHTSA has the authority to declare the vehicles defective and to seek a recall. Tesla's Autopilot system has been misused by drivers in the past, who have thwarted its system for detecting hands on the wheel.
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