What is this new icon?

[Steveski]

Just got the 2020.12.5 upgrade on a Model X. This icon shows up. If I touch it, the middle turns red (on/off), but not sure what it is doing. There was nothing obvious in the release notes. I want to say Sentry Mode - but that is also under the dashcam to the left, with the new viewer.

 

[Tam]

...I want to say Sentry Mode..

Yes. Welcome to changeable software oriented buttons rather than unchangeable physical buttons.

 

[Akikiki]

That's Sentry mode's new icon since Tesla was told to stop using HAL 9000's icon since they infringed its copyright.

 

[Steveski]

Seriously? Ha! Makes sense now. Thanks!

 

[Uncle Paul]

Does everybody know where the HAL name came from?

 

[Akikiki]

Yep. Some of us are that old.

Well, maybe not everybody. Those young whippersnappers don't know.

Tell'em Uncle Paul. Of Course you are going to tell them what the answer means too.

 

[Uncle Paul]

Maybe let them ponder it for a bit

Bueller...Bueller?

 

[cmarshack]

Maybe let them ponder it for a bit

Bueller...Bueller?

Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer

 

[BluestarE3]

Maybe let them ponder it for a bit

Bueller...Bueller?

Shhh... let 'em look it up if they don't know.

Waiting for the chorus of, "OK, boomers, you think you're so smart, then tell us why we should even care what it means".

 

[gaswalla]

some folks remember things, others use google

 

[PianoAl]

Anyone remember the other, rumored significance of HAL?

 

[Chuq]

Anyone remember the other, rumored significance of HAL?

You mean being 1 letter off from IBM?

 

[Akikiki]

Anyone remember IBM? LOL

 

[jkcheng122]

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Just got the 2020.12.5 upgrade on a Model X. This icon shows up. If I touch it, the middle turns red (on/off), but not sure what it is doing. There was nothing obvious in the release notes. I want to say Sentry Mode - but that is also under the dashcam to the left, with the new viewer.

Just to clarify. New icon is Sentry Mode, the icon to left is Dashcam.

 

[PianoAl]

You mean being 1 letter off from IBM?

That's the one.

 

[rsusi]

So to activate Sentry Mode you touch the icon?

 

[axhoaxho]

The new icon is at the same location of the old Sentry Mode icon, so I assume it would be the 'new' Sentry Mode icon.

I like the old Sentry Mode icon more though.

 

[jkcheng122]

The new icon is at the same location of the old Sentry Mode icon, so I assume it would be the 'new' Sentry Mode icon.

I like the old Sentry Mode icon more though.

Pretty sure if MGM hadn't complained it wouldn't have changed.

 

[AhwatukeeDad]

Pretty sure if MGM hadn't complained it wouldn't have changed.

Of course it would better for them if they didn’t... someone “might” look up HAL if they hadn’t. Now no one will.

 

[mongo]

Looks sort of like a daisy