Vehicle

A vehicle system, comprising:

• a dongle;
• and
• a vehicle including
• at least one input device adapted to be operated by a user to control at least one driving function of the vehicle;
• an onboard diagnostic port, wherein the dongle is adapted to be removably coupled to the onboard diagnostic port and configured to facilitate a sharing of control instructions from the vehicle to a virtual reality headset to enable a user to control a game on the virtual reality headset;
• and
• a controller communicatively coupled to the onboard diagnostic port, the dongle and the at least one input device, the controller is configured to:
• detect an engagement of the dongle with the onboard diagnostic port;
• activate a game mode of the vehicle upon detection of the engagement of the dongle with the onboard diagnostic port;
• disable an ignition of the vehicle in response to the activation of the game mode;
• and
• associate the at least one input device with at least one control function of a game adapted to be played using the virtual reality headset,
• wherein the at least one control function of the game being played on the virtual reality headset is controlled in response to the actuation of the at least one input device.

A dongle adapted to be connected to an onboard diagnostic port of a vehicle, the vehicle includes at least one input device to control at least one driving function of the vehicle, the dongle comprising:

• a controller configured to
• facilitate an activation of a game mode of the vehicle;
• connect the vehicle to a virtual reality headset to enable a user to play a game;
• receive at least one control instruction generated in response to an actuation of the at least one input device upon activation of the game mode of the vehicle;
• and
• share the at least one control instruction with the virtual reality headset to enable a user to control of at least one control function of the game being played on a virtual reality headset via the at least one input device.