![]() ![]() I'm not a fan of braking, so I kept running into walls. The vehicles in the game are always at full acceleration, so you depress the brake to slow down and even initiate a drift. It helps that Tesla's infotainment system is Linux-based and the company already has ports of the Beach Buggy Racing 2 on similar platforms.įor the Tesla version, in addition to using the steering wheel, the brake pedal is in play. Porting the game to the Tesla only took a few days, according to the CTO of Vector Unit (the maker of the game) Ralf Knoesel. You could play games on your phone (or worse, browse Twitter), but Beach Buggy Racing 2, is more engaging. You plug in your car and either you wander off to a nearby store, coffee shop, restaurant, or abandoned warehouse full of evil spirits, or you sit in your car and wait. That would, of course, mean you're playing the game at your home when really it's meant to be played while you're waiting to charge your car. In reality, it's not enough to be concerned about unless you have a new concrete driveway and you don't want black marks on it. ![]() The video the company put out showing Spaceman playing the game used some creative license on the amount of turning your real-world wheels do while playing the game. ![]() ![]() Using a real steering wheel makes all racing games better. I had a chance to sit in a Model 3 and enjoy a few virtual laps. Specifically, the cars in the game are Teslas (the owner's model and color no less) and you have the ability to choose Spaceman as a character, the space suit SpaceX shot into space in February of 2018. A Mario Kart-esque racer that's gotten some tweaks specifically for the Tesla. The latest game to appear in the dash of Teslas is Beach Buggy Racing 2. So it was no real surprise when the world found out that Tesla would be adding more games and that an SDK would be available for developers to port their own titles to the cars. From fart noises to Atari video games, the company isn't afraid to fly its freak flag. Tesla's vehicles have an array of goofy Easter Eggs. But if we step back for a moment, it's worth reminding ourselves that it's a company that enjoys having fun. The weirdness runs the gamut from Robo-taxis, to CEO Elon Musk's bizarre tweets, vehicle demand, manufacturing tents, and investor events. It's easy to get caught up in the drama of Tesla. ![]()
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