In-car karaoke is coming to Teslas

If super-tough arcade games and driving sims aren't enough to keep you busy while your car is charging, Tesla has announced even more goodies for its dashboard toy box.

Its cars already include a drawing app, Sketchpad, that lets drivers keep themselves occupied with a spot of finger-painting, and this will soon be upgraded with the ability to undo multiple actions (ideal for the less coordinated artist). The color-picker will also in-car Caravaggios change the saturation of their chosen hue.

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The new features were added after art director, animator and illustrator Goro Fujita made a request to CEO Elon Musk on Twitter.

Sketchpad started life as an Easter egg for drivers to discover, but is now evolving into a functional art app. Other hidden surprises have included a color-changing effect for your car's charge port and Mario Kart-style rainbow roads in Autopilot mode.

Turn it up

Musk also said that a "fun, little music tool" will be coming to drivers' dashboards soon, which will include in-car karaoke. As Electrek notes, Musk first suggested that the company's cars would get a singalong mode in August last year, and now it looks like it's time for vocalists to start warming up.

The update may also see the introduction of Tesla's long-rumored music streaming service. References to something called 'TTunes' first appeared in 2017, but the volume has been dialled down since then. 

It'll be interesting to see whether Tesla is able to come up with something that will compete with the likes of Spotify and iTunes for in-car audio, and whether it will partner with an existing streaming service to offer its drivers a new way to listen.

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Via Electrek