https://insideevs.com/tesla-sentry-mode-captures-hit-and-run/It seems people are still quite unaware of Tesla Sentry Mode.
People’s lack of knowledge about Tesla Sentry Mode could be viewed as good or bad depending on the situation and how you look at it. If more of the public knew that Tesla vehicles can record happenings around the car, they may make very different choices. However, we know that cameras don’t always deter criminals. What if it’s not really a crime, but some type of minor incident such as a hit-and-run in a parking lot? Would it play out better if the person who hit the car was aware that they had been caught on camera? In this case, it may have for sure.
Since most folks don’t know about Sentry Mode, they may leave the scene thinking that they’ve gotten away with it. Once they do leave the scene, the “accident” turns into a crime. Leaving the scene of an accident is not something the authorities take lightly. Sadly, however, in many cases, if you get hit in a parking lot, the police may never find the person who did the damage. That is, unless you have a car with cameras capturing the situation as it unfolds.
If someone hit your Tesla and is aware that the incident was recorded, they may take ownership of the situation. They could leave you their insurance information, which could make the situation play out much more smoothly on both ends. If the incident turns into a hit-and-run violation, it can get a whole lot more messy for the owner and the “criminal.”
The above YouTube video reveals an incident involving former traffic court Judge Willie Singletary. He’s now running for the Philadelphia City Council. He accidentally backs his Cadillac Escalade into a Tesla Model 3. Singletary’s shown hitting the car and eventually leaving the scene. One would think a traffic court judge with future political aspirations would make different choices, but apparently not.
This is hilarious a ex traffic judge runs into a car and drives away...... More and more cars will have this feature, Tesla have had the "Sentry Mode" now for a few months and the YouTube are piling up of people hitting their cars and driving off, also they have automatic cam as they drive and lots of accidents etc happening too.
Ohh the sentry mode work like this.
If the cameras detect motion or if the car is disturbed then it will record what's happening for a few minutes, they have also caught a thief that broke a read window and search a model 3 as well