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Sega has appear that it has formed a partnership with Tesla to bring Sonic the Hedgehog to Tesla's in-car gaming panel. The original Genesis game will be playable in the Elon Musk-endemic visitor'due south existing and new models of electric vehicles.

According to today's press release, Sonic the Hedgehog can be played with a handheld controller continued to a Tesla's USB port. For safety reasons, drivers are non allowed to play the game while they are driving — only passengers can do so.

Despite most Teslas being designed to bulldoze while on autopilot for prolonged periods of fourth dimension, The New York Times reported terminal week that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will be investigating Tesla'southward video game feature, equally playing games while driving has proven to be dangerous. The combination of hands-free driving and drivers paying attention to their electronic devices, especially smartphones, has been linked to 12 deaths in Tesla cars operating on autopilot since 2022.

Sonic may accept jumped from hanging from the motorcar mirror in Rad Mobile to driving his own motorcar in racing games Sonic R and Team Sonic Racing to at present having his game installed in a Tesla, but he'southward far from the first video game character to be selected for that. Cuphead hopped into Tesla's gaming system in 2022, followed by The Witcher 3: Wild Chase a twelvemonth later.

The partnership betwixt Sega and Tesla to add Sonic the Hedgehog to Tesla'south gaming system caps off a cyclone 30th ceremony for the Blue Blur. Sega recently showed off the trailers for both the Sonic motion-picture show sequel and Sonic Frontiers at The Game Awards to the excitement of fans.