Can Tesla Model X AP 2.0 record by Sentry Mode?
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(Nope, AP 2.0 equipped cars can definitely NOT record sentry mode events (nor can they record dash cams)
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Saying a 2.0 vehicle has sentry mode is a friggin joke. Big deal, it has a red circle on the screen. Who cares. Without recorded video footage it doesn’t do anyone any good.
There is no reason the 2.0 vehicles couldn’t record camera footage to USB. They have the ability. Tesla just elects to not allow us 2.0 owners to do so.
There is no reason the 2.0 vehicles couldn’t record camera footage to USB. They have the ability. Tesla just elects to not allow us 2.0 owners to do so.
It's something of a deterrent though - thieves can't tell whether yours is actually recording or not. So, they move on.
really i cant undertand why they didnt allow ap2 to record ??? and it's the same of 2.5 ??
really it's so imporant option ? why tesla do thatttt
really it's so imporant option ? why tesla do thatttt
tpham07
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it most certainly isn't. Because AP 2.0 was invented when sentry mode wasn't considered to be an option. sentry mode only was invented on the fly after a large number of tesla model 3 break ins and someone complained to elon musk to let the cameras record.
It’s the MCU which causes the lack of ability to record videos. Supposedly footage is transmitted to Tesla on which you can request it. I can’t confirm this.
MCU upgrade enables the full fledged ability of Sentry Mode that most newer Tesla’s have today.
Actually it is the lack of a second processor in the AP2.0 unit that prevents recording videos. (Sentry/dashcam works just fine with MCU1/AP2.5.) Though MCU2 is required to record the rear video feed.
I think sentry mode has been in the media enough that it's known outside of just owners. I believe it is the lack of codecs on the AP2 computer that prevent it recording video and as mentioned on MCU1 that prevent recording the rear camera.
There is a point to sentry mode on AP2 however and that is not confirming that you can't record video. It may not help the owner by providing video of an event, but the flashing lights and claim of video recording might discourage some people. It also apparently has the effect of keeping switched 12V online, which lets people with dashcams that aren't wired for parking mode record while parked.
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