{"id":451433,"date":"2025-11-09T15:29:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T15:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2182239"},"modified":"2025-11-09T15:29:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T15:29:40","slug":"tesla-investigated-by-us-regulators-for-letting-drivers-play-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/tesla-investigated-by-us-regulators-for-letting-drivers-play-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla investigated by US regulators for letting drivers play games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/tesla-investigated-by-us-regulators-for-letting-drivers-play-games.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tesla is being investigated by US regulators for the dangerous potential of its Passenger Play feature.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-12-14-sonic-the-hedgehog-will-become-playable-via-tesla\">previously reported<\/a>, Sega&#8217;s Sonic the Hedgehog has been added to Tesla vehicles alongside other games, with the intention of providing entertainment to passengers. However, the feature is also accessible to drivers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-12-23-tesla-investigated-by-us-regulators-for-letting-drivers-play-games\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-12-23-tesla-investigated-by-us-regulators-for-letting-drivers-play-games\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla is being investigated by US regulators for the dangerous potential of its Passenger Play feature. As previously reported, Sega&#8217;s Sonic the Hedgehog has been added to Tesla vehicles alongside other games, with the intention of providing entertainment to passengers. However, the feature is also accessible to drivers. 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