Tag:Sentry Mode

Sentry Mode is a software feature in Tesla vehicles that starts recording video as soon as the car detects any moving human or object in close proximity. This security feature allows Tesla owners to have proof of any vandalism, theft attempts, and happenings in the car’s surroundings while it is parked.

Explore Tesla Sentry Mode stories in this guide that explain how useful it is in everyday life.

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Tesla improves Sentry Mode in the 2025.26 software update

There was a time when Tesla cars would play 'Toccata and Fugue in D Minor' as someone suspicious approached the vehicle. Playing spooky vampire-ish...
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Seattle ICE protesters seeing a Cybertruck “Don’t touch it, it has cameras” (video)

A Tesla Cybertruck was stuck in a traffic jam as anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protesters blocked a road in Seattle on Saturday,...
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Tesla Spring Update to enable B-pillar cameras for Sentry Mode, adaptive headlights, new Cybertruck features, more (2025.14 Release Notes)

Looks like the Tesla Spring Update is now becoming a norm like the Holiday Update every year. Last year, Tesla rolled out a bunch...
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How Tesla Is Working to Combat Rising Automotive Theft

Tesla (TSLA) as a car manufacturing company has long been synonymous with innovation and forward-thinking design, and its latest efforts to counteract the rising...
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Tesla (TSLA) starts rolling out the Holiday Update (2024.44.25.2) to HW3 cars globally — complete Release Notes

Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) has started the promised rollout of this year's Holiday Season over-the-air (OTA) software update packed with new and improved features. Last week,...
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Tesla Holiday Update 2024: Apple Watch app, Sentry Mode clips on phone, rear cross-traffic alert, and tons of new features (highlights)

Tesla (TSLA) announced on X (Twitter) yesterday evening that the 2024 Holiday Update is going to start rolling out to Tesla owners globally next...
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Cybertruck FSD 12.5.5.3 (2024.39.5 and 2024.38.4) Release Notes — tilted mirrors, Spotify Free, Sentry Mode improvements

Tesla began rolling out the new Full Self-Driving (FSD) software release to its Cybertruck EV pickup trucks on Sunday. The version is FSD 12.5.5.3...
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Vandals fail to break the Cybertruck glass in California — Elon Musk says it’s the finest in apocalypse defense technology

A Tesla Cybertruck owner and influencer Arash Malek (@MinimalDuck) from California is the first one to face vandalism on his new electric pickup truck. On...
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Vandal keyed a Tesla in Portugal, the act was recorded by Sentry Mode, know what happened next (video)

A video of a man heavily keying a parked Tesla vehicle (probably a Model 3) surfaced on Twitter on Sunday. This video compilation...
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Model 3

The owner of the rented Tesla Model 3 on Turo says he did call the police only to hear “it’s a civil matter”...

This is a follow-up report of the story we shared last week when a Tesla Model 3 was rented on Turo and the guest...
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Model 3

Tesla Model 3 owner catches a body shop replacing his car parts after renting it on Turo (video)

A new video of a Tesla Model 3 has emerged on the video hosting platform TikTok that shows the owner of the car paying...
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Tesla Sentry Mode live camera on mobile also has a talkback-to-vandal feature (video)

Tesla released a new car safety & security feature earlier this week that enables Tesla owners to remotely view what's happening around their vehicles...
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Model Y

Tesla iOS app 4.2.1 brings remote live Sentry camera access, reveals new Model Y colors from Giga Berlin

Yesterday, Tesla released its new mobile app for the iPhone/iOS platform (version 4.2.1) with not just improvements to existing features, the automaker has added...
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Tesla hacker unveils what the Model 3/Y cabin camera can see (video clips)

Tesla hacker who goes by the name of "green" or "greentheonly" with the help of another software engineer has cracked what Tesla Model 3...
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Tesla Sentry cams record a carjacking attempt in Jacksonville Florida

When I first saw the footage of this attempted carjacking posted in the Jacksonville, FL Facebook group by Draper Younce, at the first glance,...
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Model 3

Vandal hits Tesla Model 3 with a brick, footage caught on Sentry cam

This is probably the most vicious attack on a Tesla we have ever witnessed. A man from London, Ontario, Canada saw a lonely Tesla...
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Model 3

Tesla Sentry Mode records the theft of a classic Porsche 911 in Spain

Tesla Sentry Mode that was originally invented by Elon Musk and company to enhance the security of a Tesla vehicle as vandalism and window...
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Model 3

Tesla adds side camera feeds when backing up the car, cabin camera improves safety (2020.24.6)

Tesla has just released a new over-the-air (OTA) software update version 2020.24.6 to its car fleet that has a new pack of features that...
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Tesla Sentry Mode records road rage against a Model 3 owner

Michael Bodner who is also known as 'TeslaTunity' in the Tesla community experiences some bad road rage while driving his Model 3 in Florida...
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Nissan Leaf owner unplugs Tesla Model 3 to charge her own car

Tesla Sentry Mode recorded a video clip of a Nissan Leaf owner who unplugged a Tesla Model 3 from a public charging station to...
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