Thank goodness for Tesla dashcam

[peterept]

My wife was sideswiped in our Model Y on the 101 south of San Francisco yesterday.

The other driver claimed my wife was at fault and that our car swerved into her lane.

Thank goodness for dashcam - because it clearly shows on the right repeater she swerved into our lane and caused the accident!

(It was a little stressful waiting for my wife to get home so we could confirm the video was indeed captured. She didn't want to look in the car - she just wanted to get herself and our daughter back home asap).

 

[McRican]

That is great it got caught on camera. Good luck with the situation.

When things calm down, you can send the video to Wham Baam Teslacam on YouTube.

 

[kingkong5]

That is great it got caught on camera. Good luck with the situation.

When things calm down, you can send the video to Wham Baam Teslacam on YouTube.

We hope you're satisfied

 

[Watts_Up]

Lucky it was not also a hit and run situation where you cannot get the other driver information.

 

[fredzos]

glad the family is ok with no major injuries.

the dashcam is a big help.

my cousin was robbed at gunpoint last year in a restaurant parking lot next to tesla.

video caught the whole thing. got their faces and license plate of the other car.

turned the video into the cops and was able to find them at the registered home address.

bunch of kids using their parent's car and still living at home.

 

[McRican]

Amazing what Tesla Sentry Cameras picks up. The YouTuber Wham Baam Teslacam has posted 100s of videos of crashes, crimes, vandalism and other crazy things that have been caught on video from Tesla owners.

https://www.youtube.com/@WhamBaamTeslacam

 

[Sambub]

are the cameras recording all the time or just when you press the horn?

 

[FFR6288]

They record all the time, but only save the last ten minutes when you hit the horn (if you have that option selected) or the camera icon.

 

[jeremymc7]

Wasn’t there an option to have a rolling two hour capture even without pretty button / horn or is that gone.

 

[Iron]

They record all the time, but only save the last ten minutes when you hit the horn (if you have that option selected) or the camera icon.

You hope. I find it records and has gaps with no rhyme or reason. A few times I've needed the recording (like when a valet curbed the hell outa my wheel) and nothing. It showed my drive there and part of my drive home.

 

[FFR6288]

You hope. I find it records and has gaps with no rhyme or reason. A few times I've needed the recording (like when a valet curbed the hell outa my wheel) and nothing. It showed my drive there and part of my drive home.

Yes, you're quite right - it's not nearly as reliable as we'd like. I suppose I should have said they are supposed to be recording constantly. If it's a software problem rather than hardware, we can at least hope for improvement in the future.

 

[Yelobird]

You hope. I find it records and has gaps with no rhyme or reason. A few times I've needed the recording (like when a valet curbed the hell outa my wheel) and nothing. It showed my drive there and part of my drive home.

If it constantly recorded every hour of rubbing a tire on a curb my wife would need a 50 TB drive for recording….