US auto safety regulators have opened a formal safety investigation into 580,000 Tesla vehicles sold since 2017 over the automaker's decision to allow games to be played on the front center touchscreen.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said its preliminary evaluation covers various 2017-2022 Tesla Model 3, S, X, and Y vehicles.
NHTSA said it would "evaluate aspects of the feature, including the frequency and use scenarios of Tesla 'Passenger Play'." Safety advocates have said official figures underestimate the problem because not all drivers involved in crashes later admit they were distracted. In 2013, NHTSA issued guidelines to encourage automakers "to factor safety and driver distraction-prevention into their designs and adoption of infotainment devices in vehicles."
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