Tesla’s “Sentry Mode“ Caught People Keying And Led To Their Arrests

Thanks to Tesla‘s incredible “Sentry Mode“, so many vandals have been caught red-handed for destroying other people’s property. In this compilation, we see many people who were caught on camera and later named and charged by local authorities. I personally hate such people who key someone’s car just because they are jealous or because of some other weird reason. Check out the video below.

Sentry Mode adds a unique layer of protection to Tesla vehicles by continuously monitoring the environment around a car when it’s left unattended. When enabled, Sentry Mode enters a “Standby” state, like many home alarm systems, which uses the car’s external cameras to detect potential threats. If a minimal threat is detected, such as someone leaning on a car, Sentry Mode switches to an “Alert” state and displays a message on the touchscreen warning that its cameras are recording. If a more severe threat is detected, such as someone breaking a window, Sentry Mode switches to an “Alarm” state, which activates the car alarm, increases the brightness of the center display, and plays music at maximum volume from the car’s audio system.

If a car switches to “Alarm” state, owners will also receive an alert from their Tesla mobile app notifying them that an incident has occurred. They’ll be able to download a video recording of an incident (which begins 10 minutes prior to the time a threat was detected) by inserting a formatted USB drive into their car before they enable Sentry Mode. Sentry Mode must be enabled each time a driver wants to use the feature. [source]