Tesla Arcade is here, letting you play driving sims with your car’s steering wheel
Driven to distraction
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After much teasing, Tesla has begin rolling out an update that will effectively turn its cars into a proper gaming platform.
Tesla Arcade will make games powered by the Unreal and Unity engines playable on dashboards to keep you occupied when you’re sitting around waiting for your car to charge (one of the main drawbacks of electric cars, despite Tesla’sspeedy Supercharger network).
The latest update is an evolution of the ‘Teslatari’ emulator, which brought Atari classics such as Asteroids and Pole Position to the company’s cars last year, keeping drivers from twiddling their thumbs,
Arcade machines
CEO Elon Muskteased Tesla Arcadeat this year’s E3 game show, revealing that Bethesda’sFalloutShelter would soon be available to play on dashboards, and for the official launch the company released a trailer demonstrating its first ported game, Beach Buggy 2.
Your next charging session is going to be SO 👏 MUCH 👏 FUN 👏 pic.twitter.com/5YzSL36kCC18 June 2019
It may just be for comic effect, but the trailer shows the racing sim being played using the car’s own controls, (as we predicted when Tesla announced thatsuper-tough platformer Cupheadwas on its way to theTesla Model S,Model 3and Model X).
Perhaps alarmingly, the parked car’s steering seems to be still connected, which can’t be doing the front tires any favors, eventually necessitating a trip to a Tesla Service Center. Looks like fun, though.
ViaElectrek
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Cat is TechRadar’s Homes Editor specializing in kitchen appliances and smart home technology. She’s been a tech journalist for 15 years, and is here to help you choose the right devices for your home and do more with them. When not working she’s a keen home baker, and makes a pretty mean macaron.
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