Back in February, Tesla chief Elon Musk revealed on Twitter that the automaker is working to deliver Steam to its automobiles. Now, the corporate is formally rolling out Steam integration for the newest variations of its Model S and X vehicles as a part of its vacation replace. In its promo video of the characteristic, you'll see Tesla's infotainment system operating Steam Beta and even graphically demanding video games like Cyberpunk 2077.
By "new" Model S and X automobiles, Tesla doubtless means their "Plaid" variations, which began deliveries final 12 months. Both fashions' infotainment methods use AMD's RDNA 2 GPUs, that are additionally the know-how behind PlayStation 5, and AMD's Ryzen chips. Tesla has been constructing its library of in-vehicle video games over the previous few years and has added titles akin to Cuphead, PUBG Mobile and Fallout Shelter to its choices. By bringing Steam to its automobiles, although, Tesla is including greater than only a recreation or two to the rising listing. The automaker stated in its announcement that the mixing will deliver hundreds of video games to the aforementioned vehicles.
Tesla beforehand obtained into hassle with the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for permitting individuals to play video games even whereas driving. It disabled the potential following the company's investigation, nonetheless, so individuals more than likely can't play Steam video games whereas the automobiles are in movement.
Steam is right here—bringing hundreds of video games to new Model S & X automobiles 🎮 pic.twitter.com/PDzjtefv7A
— Tesla (@Tesla) December 13, 2022
In addition to Steam integration, Tesla's vacation replace additionally provides house owners entry to Apple Music integration for his or her infotainment methods. It provides them the power to schedule Light Shows on a number of automobiles concurrently, as properly, and to view their cabin digital camera from the Tesla app whereas in Dog Mode or Sentry Mode.
