Elon Musk Wants To Add Steam To Tesla, Can Drive A Car While Playing Games!

Tesla provides various kinds of entertainment in the car. (photo: twitter @tesla)

JAKARTA - Tesla seems to want to expand its collection of in-car games. You do this by adding the Steam application. In a reply to a tweet, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company is "making progress with Steam integration" and that they can expect a demo "probably next month."

Tesla already offers a number of games through the built-in Tesla Arcade, such as Cuphead and Sonic the Hedgehog 1. But adding Steam's digital storefront could give users access to even more. It's not clear yet whether the integration will allow users to make purchases on Steam while sitting in their car, or whether there will be games that Tesla won't be able to support.

We're making progress with Steam integration. Demo probably next month.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 15, 2022

Musk still hasn't kept his promise to bring Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher to the newer Model S and X vehicles, which are equipped with AMD Ryzen processors and AMD RDNA 2 GPUs. But the potential Steam integration could be an indication that Tesla is getting closer to its goal.

In February, Musk tweeted that the company was "working through the general case of getting Steam games to work on Tesla on certain titles." This means Musk will likely want to make high-end titles available through the Steam integration, not as individual games.

Tesla came under fire last year after violating its policies. First allow the driver to play the game only while in the park, and then let the driver play the game while the vehicle is in motion by bypassing the safety confirmation.

After facing criticism from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Tesla walked back on this change and once again halted gameplay while driving.