Tesla creates demonstration video for Sentry Mode using Cookie Monster from Sesame Street

[voip-ninja]

Seems that they put this together to show the best use-case for sentry mode. Not sure how well it's going to work when thieves approach quickly from the side of the car for a fast smash & grab but I sure hope it helps.

 

[WileyTheMan]

Of course the first thing I think of is "dude, CM is putting some serious dents in that hood."

 

[aaron0k]

Hmmm, isn't that known outside the Tesla bubble as a "car alarm".

A cookie monster doing that on my 1998 Honda Accord would set off the alarm with the same affect.

 

[chronopc]

Seems that they put this together to show the best use-case for sentry mode. Not sure how well it's going to work when thieves approach quickly from the side of the car for a fast smash & grab but I sure hope it helps.

The side camera will pick them up.

That video is pretty awesome.

 

[SW2Fiddler]

Hmmm, isn't that known outside the Tesla bubble as a "car alarm".

A cookie monster doing that on my 1998 Honda Accord would set off the alarm with the same affect.

Show us the video the Honda captured, then.

 

[DannyHamilton]

Hmmm, isn't that known outside the Tesla bubble as a "car alarm".

It is. However, this "car alarm" will:

• Warn people off as they approach the vehicle (before they've ever touched it).
• Record video of the front and sides of the vehicle.
• Alert the owner of the vehicle via a push alert to the App on their smart phone.

Furthermore, false positive car alarms (honking horns) go off so often in some areas that people don't even bother looking to see what's going on. This "car alarm" uses VERY LOUD music which still has a tendency to attract attention (especially if the vehicle door or window is open).

How many of those things does your1998 Honda Accord do?

 

[EinSV]

Lol — what the camera recorded.

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[aaron0k]

How many of those things does your1998 Honda Accord do?

Well, the Honda can't record the video of the thief stealing your laptop from the trunk or play music.

However, the Honda will prevent the thief from getting into the trunk in the first place...

Accord's have a keylock on the fold down rear seats. Something Tesla should have thought of?

Would you rather have your laptop or the video of it being stolen?

 

[chronopc]

Well, the Honda can't record the video of the thief stealing your laptop from the trunk or play music.

However, the Honda will prevent the thief from getting into the trunk in the first place...

Accord's have a keylock on the fold down rear seats. Something Tesla should have thought of?

Would you rather have your laptop or the video of it being stolen?

Tesla has a frunk that the thief can't get to.

 

[pscarroll]

Tesla has a frunk that the thief can't get to.

Can't you just pop-off the tow hook cover, attach a 12V battery to the leads and open the frunk?

 

[aaron0k]

Tesla has a frunk that the thief can't get to.

I can open your frunk in under a minute with a pocket knife...

 

[pscarroll]

I can open your frunk in under a minute with a pocket knife...

No, I think that's either the Model S or X, but similarly on a Model 3 you attach a 12V battery to the two leads and the trunk opens up just the same. On the Model S and X, the car alarm will go off if you pull these straps.

 

[Runt8]

I can open your frunk in under a minute with with little more than pocket knife...

The Model 3 requires a 12v battery source, and it only works if the 12v battery in the car is dead.

 

[PoitNarf]

S is for Sentry and that's good enough for me. Oh, Sentry Sentry Sentry starts with S.

 

[aaron0k]

This is correct, the 12V battery system has to be disabled for this trick to work.

This guy had his 12v connected and was still able to pop the hood with a 9v battery. Despite what the manual says. Has this been patched?

 

[chronopc]

This guy had his 12v connected and able to pop the hood with a 9v battery.

Has this been patched?

Maybe an old thread, however another TMC member tested and was still able to open the frunk even though the 12v was NOT dead.

This is much more difficult than breaking in to an Accord. If someone is willing to go through the trouble they can have the junk in my frunk.

 

[aaron0k]

This is much more difficult than picking the lock to the Accord. If someone is willing to go through the trouble they can have the junk in my frunk.

I have to respectfully disagree. Have you tried picking a car lock lately?

Unless you're a master lock picker; popping off a cover and applying a 9v battery to two contacts or pulling two straps seems quite a bit easier...

(and your video example still doesn't get you inside the trunk of the Honda)

 

[Runebane]

Most cars have a trunk latch on the driver's side, so once you're inside the cabin, it's easy to pull the latch and pop the trunk... I'm pretty sure the Accord has that as well. But I agree, that video did not look easier than simply popping a small circle, pulling the 2 cables and applying a 9 volt battery to it.

 

[chronopc]

I have to respectfully disagree. Have you tried picking a car lock lately?

Unless you're a master lock picker; popping off a cover and applying a 9v battery to two contacts or pulling two straps seems quite a bit easier...

(and your video example still doesn't get you inside the trunk of the Honda)

You mentioned the 1998 Honda Accord. That was one of the easiest cars to break into.

 

[aaron0k]

Most cars have a trunk latch on the driver's side, so once you're inside the cabin, it's easy to pull the latch and pop the trunk...

Honda thought of that too... trunk release keylock.

I'm not saying Sentry mode is a bad idea, and it is awesome that Tesla can push out new features like this through software... However, I am saying it is an afterthought to address design vulnerabilities that could have been more properly engineered; i.e. a simple solenoid pin that engages the rear seat latch when locked.