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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Tesla will no longer allow drivers and front-seat passengers to play video games while its cars are in motion, the company told federal regulators after a probe was opened this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cTesla informed the agency that it is changing the functionality of this feature,\u201d NHTSA spokesperson Lucia Sanchez said. \u201cIn a new software update, \u201cPassenger Play\u201d will now be locked and unusable when the vehicle is in motion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sanchez said Tesla\u2019s move followed the December 21 opening of a preliminary evaluation into the feature, which allowed drivers and passengers to play solitaire and more advanced games while the car was moving \u2013 after agreeing the software was for passenger use.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Vehicle Safety Act prohibits manufacturers from selling vehicles with defects posing unreasonable risks to safety, including technologies that distract drivers from driving safely,\u201d Sanchez said. She said the evaluation continues while federal regulators gather additional information from Tesla.<\/p>\n

Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The company in the past has touted the potential safety benefits of its advanced driver-assistance system, Autopilot, comparing its performance to driving overall.<\/p>\n

But federal regulators worry that in-car distractions paired with systems that introduce automation will encourage drivers to take their eyes off the road. And Autopilot\u2019s performance is not directly comparable to regular driving because the system consists of primarily highway-only features.<\/p>\n

A second system, called Full Self-Driving, is a software beta available to a more limited group of thousands of testers \u2013 and is intended to be used on city and residential streets.<\/p>\n

NHTSA opened a probe this summer into Autopilot over crashes involving a dozen parked emergency vehicles while the system was activated. The agency also asked Tesla and other car-makers, along with manufacturers of self-driving vehicles, to report on many crashes involving autonomous and advanced-driver assistance systems within a day of learning of the incidents.<\/p>\n

Sanchez said this week that NHTSA had opened its 580,000-vehicle probe into in-car gaming because of concerns about driver distraction. \u201cNHTSA based its decision on reports that Tesla\u2019s gameplay functionality is visible from the driver\u2019s seat and can be enabled while driving the vehicle,\u201d she said, noting that \u201cno commercially available motor vehicles today can drive themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

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