The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says it closed an investigation into Tesla for allowing video games to be played on in-dash center touch screens while vehicles were moving. NHTSA started the probe in December of 2021 after a Tesla owner filed a complaint that video games could be seen and played on a center touch screen accessible to the driver, while the vehicle was in motion. According to NHTSA, Tesla disabled the feature known as “passenger play” with a software update the same month the investigation started. Tesla reported 97% of vehicles completed the update within a month of its release. Despite the feature being disabled, the NHTSA investigation continued. At the time NHTSA said the Vehicle Safety Act prohibits companies from selling vehicles that present substantial safety hazards, such as those resulting from distracted driving. The NHTSA investigation into the driver distraction potential of passenger play covered more than 580,000 Tesla vehicles between the 2017 and 2022 model years. Have any thoughts on this? Drop us a line below in the comments, or carry the discussion over to our Twitter or Facebook.The post NHTSA closes probe into Tesla’s feature allowing drivers to play video games appeared first on KnowTechie.NHTSA closes probe into Tesla’s feature allowing drivers to play video games