By now, Tesla seems to have
reached some optimum on getting their electric vehicles manufactured at a pace
to meet customer demand. At the same time they have begun to expand the
capabilities of their cars to do, interestingly, far more than get their drivers
from Point A to Point B. There has been quite the news buzz on the new stuff
Tesla is adding to their dashboard display panels on their Model-3s, new Model-Y’s
and others, like turning it into “Tesla Arcade” with a growing selection of
playable videogames. What might be next? How about adding online media
streaming?
The Verge has it that the time is coming when the tablet-like in-car
dashboard displays in Tesla vehicles will potentially become the ultimate
vehicular entertainment system. Company CEO Elon Musk notes that while the
slowly bourgeoning Tesla Arcade gaming system has made the display more than
just a big-screen status indicator for their e-cars, he believes that is merely
the beginning of a new development. To that end, Musk has promised that online
upgrades to the displays will soon include apps with which to view YouTube
videos and stream Netflix content. He believes that the experience can be
heightened by the comfortable seats, and surround-sound audio used for music
playing.
Ability to stream YouTube & Netflix when car is stopped coming to your Tesla soon! Has an amazingly immersive, cinematic feel due to the comfy seats & surround sound audio.— e^👁🥧 (@elonmusk) July 27, 2019
Playing of video media inside
vehicles has long been enjoyed by large public transportation as well as
drivers of minivans and RVs. The logical next step would be to be able to draw content
from online rather than stored media or on-air broadcast. The Tesla dash
displays, while potentially able to do so, could not at first due to not supporting
HTML5 format, an upgrade that Musk has announced will be coming soon, after
promising in-vehicle YouTube during E3 2019.
There is one caveat to accessing this
mother lode of streaming media. Tesla wants its vehicles, drivers and passengers
to be safe; so like with the already-functioning Tesla Arcade system, the e-car
in question must be parked. This is necessary as some Tesla Arcade games
actually use the steering wheel as a controller. Regarding YouTube and Netflix,
being enabled only when at rest makes sense when the driver needs to focus on
the road. Elon Musk however has envisioned that, once Tesla self-driving
capability has been perfected, they can allow media streaming while the
electric vehicles are in motion. Naturally, such a concept still has a very
long way to go, seeing as self-driving Tesla test cars still need to have
drivers behind the wheel.
In the meantime, the Tesla Arcade
system is slowing being filled by game titles, either directly developed or
ported from other gaming platforms. Notable videogames include Bethesda’s “Fallout
Shelter,” StudioMDHR’s “Cuphead,” classic titles from Atari, and even a chess
app.
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