Here’s when cars are coming to Fortnite in the game’s 13.40 JoyRide update

After months of speculation, cars are finally available in Fortnite, and players can drive them around the game's map now.

That's thanks to update 13.40, which has gone on PS4, Xbox One, PC, iOS, Android and Nintendo Switch.

Developers Epic Games are calling this the 'Joy Ride' update, and server downtime for the update began around 8am BST.

After months of speculation, cars are finally available in Fortnite, and players can drive them around the game's map now.

That's thanks to update 13.40, which has gone on PS4, Xbox One, PC, iOS, Android and Nintendo Switch.

Developers Epic Games are calling this the 'Joy Ride' update, and server downtime for the update began around 8am BST.

By the time you're reading this, Fortnite should be back up and running as usual.

Here's everything you need to know about it.

How do cars work in Fortnite?

The new driveable cars allow players to move around Fortnite's expansive map much faster than before, and now the flood levels introduced at the beginning of Season 3 have subsided, there's much more dry land to explore.

"Get behind the wheel of the first driveable cars in Fortnite!" says developer Epic Games. "As long as the car isn't booted, the keys are already in the ignition."

This means that if you find yourself coming across one of the map's cars during a match, you'll be able to simply walk up to it, press a button and hop in for yourself.