Tesla Easter egg lets you drive on Mario Kart's Rainbow Road

Turns out, Tesla engineers have a sense of humor ... or at least a healthy Nintendo 64 addiction.

Following the instructions in a tweet from Tesla CEO Elon Musk, a Tesla owner posted a video to YouTube Monday afternoon showing a Mario Kart Easter egg.

The cheat-code that enables the Easter egg is pretty simple. According to Musk, owners of Tesla vehicles equipped with Autopilot simply need to engage the semi-autonomous driving system four times in quick succession. And, boom, you're suddenly riding around on a virtual Rainbow Road.

If you do engage this sweet Easter egg, I recommend you stick to the posted speed limit, unlike the Tesla-driving YouTuber. Read more...