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Tesla disables video games on center touch screens in moving cars

The move comes one day after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced it would open a formal investigation into distracted driving concerns about the video games.

DETROIT — Under pressure from U.S. auto safety regulators, Tesla has agreed to stop allowing video games to be played on center touch screens while its vehicles are moving.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the company will send out a software update over the Internet so the function

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