Fallout Shelter is coming to Tesla cars, even if we’re all doomed anyway

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Own a Tesla Automobile? You’ll quickly be able to play out your dreams of the apocalypse at Bethesda’s Fallout Shelter cell game, which is set to come to Tesla touchscreens around the world.

The statement came during a sudden panel discussion between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Bethesda manager Todd Howard in this season’s E3 2019 expo. Speaking on all of the video games into Musk’s favourite talking point – the world we all know being a very persuasive simulation – it had been disclosed the Fallout spin-off title will be working on the touchscreen inside Tesla automobiles.

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The Fallout Shelter mobile game launched in E3 2015, and became a resounding success, with over $90m (£70m / AU$130m) in earnings on iOS and Android. It’ll be linking the indie platformer Cuphead, that was previously reported to be coming into the Tesla Model S, Model 3 and Model X within the upcoming few weeks – though neither possess a firm release date for its Tesla fleet.

Obviously gaming or playing around with screens while driving is a tiny no-no, so you will only be permitted to play the games while in Park Mode.  

As something to keep family busy as you’re charging up your electric car, a choice of gaming titles constructed in to Tesla’s own software is extremely welcome – nevertheless we’re pretty sure it is going to become a mid-drive attribute when Tesla’s self-driving capacity is advanced enough.

Playing the apocalypse

The alliance is not particularly surprising for anyone used to Musk’s apocalyptic interests. He’s repeatedly spoken about his desire to generate humanity an interplanetary species, using a settlement on Mars to ensure our survival in the wake of likely climate disaster.

However, Tesla’s Autopilot attribute, that adds assisted steering for drivers while still requiring them to keep their hands to the wheel, and also has a dedicated’Madvertisement Max’ mode for slightly faster lane changes – inspired by the chaotic and crash-filled movies in the Mad Max franchise, which is a slightly worrying comparison, especially given drivers’ tendencies to take their eyes away from the road when Autopilot is in usage.

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Via Engadget

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