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posted by martyb on Monday April 01 2019, @05:31PM   Printer-friendly
from the "shocking-act-of-vandalism" dept.

Tesla Sentry Mode catches deliberate attack against Model 3, vandal arrested

A Tesla Model 3 owner is thanking the video recording capabilities of Sentry Mode after it captured a shocking act of vandalism against his electric car. As could be seen in footage from the security feature, a woman stealthily yet aggressively keyed the Model 3 as she was ushering her children inside a Dodge Journey SUV, resulting in deep scratches to the vehicle's body panels.

A short clip[*] of the incident was shared on YouTube by Rafael "Teslatino" Santoni, who noted in a conversation with Teslarati that while the incident definitely appeared premeditated, the Model 3 owner could not determine the lady's motivation for the attack. The damage from the incident was quoted at $900 in repair costs by a third-party body shop.

Fortunately for the Model 3 owner, the footage from Sentry Mode was able to capture the entire incident, and it featured a clear shot of the woman's face. With her identity determined, the attack was promptly reported to the police, who later arrested the woman on vandalism charges. It remains to be seen if she will be required to pay for the damages she caused to the Model 3.

[...] While remarkable for their technology and performance, Tesla's electric vehicles remain polarizing to some groups of people. Attacks on Teslas have been recorded in the past, including a road rage incident against a Model 3 that resulted in an instant karma crash, as well as an unfortunate incident involving vandals and a Supercharger. Some electric car owners have also found themselves becoming victim to acts colloquially known as ICE-ing, which refers to gas-powered cars (intentionally or unintentionally) blocking access to charging stations.

[*] Direct links to the original video and to some extra footage on YouTube. --martyb

See also: Elon Musk teases "Teslaquila" update while trademark's fate is uncertain


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by SomeGuy on Monday April 01 2019, @06:46PM (8 children)

    by SomeGuy (5632) on Monday April 01 2019, @06:46PM (#823205)

    So video cameras everywhere help catch criminals.

    That does not mean cameras everywhere is a good idea.

    Video cameras are already almost everywhere so this has squat to do with a Tesla. It is obviously crafted as a click bait advertisement. I'd be MORE IMPRESSED if these didn't have spying capabilities.

    If a TRS-80 Model 3 had a hidden video camera that caught a robber, would that be just as impressive? No? Why?

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by DannyB on Monday April 01 2019, @07:16PM (3 children)

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Monday April 01 2019, @07:16PM (#823220) Journal

    If a TRS-80 Model 3 had a hidden video camera that caught a robber, would that be just as impressive?

    If it were original equipment, or contemporary with the age and common lifetime of the device, then yes that would impressive from a technology standpoint and more. Cameras, and their recording equipment, were not cheap, light or small back then. Nor their power supplies.

    Having cameras on a personal computer is common today. Nobody seems surprised. They can be used in bedrooms to catch people cheating. The appropriate penalty for the cheating is a failing grade the next day at school.

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    • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 01 2019, @09:26PM (2 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 01 2019, @09:26PM (#823265)

      They can be used in bedrooms to catch people cheating. The appropriate penalty for the cheating is a failing grade the next day at school.

      You do that to all your girlfriends who cheat on you?

      • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday April 02 2019, @05:55PM

        by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday April 02 2019, @05:55PM (#823713) Journal

        If I had any girlfriends, then I don't know. But I would have to be single.

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      • (Score: 2) by The Archon V2.0 on Tuesday April 02 2019, @06:20PM

        by The Archon V2.0 (3887) on Tuesday April 02 2019, @06:20PM (#823725)

        > You do that to all your girlfriends who cheat on you?

        Not if they're cheating on me with each other, then they get 4.0 GPAs.

        Unless they turn off the lights and the camera doesn't get much, of course.

  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday April 01 2019, @07:42PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Monday April 01 2019, @07:42PM (#823235) Journal

    > does not mean cameras everywhere is a good idea.

    Maybe. Maybe not. But I think cameras are only getting cheaper and more plentiful. I don't think it can be stopped.

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  • (Score: 2) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Monday April 01 2019, @10:36PM (2 children)

    by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us (6553) on Monday April 01 2019, @10:36PM (#823300) Journal

    I rigged a motion detector circuit to my TRS-80 via the RS-232 port that then sent a signal to fire a Polaroid camera watching the keyboard. Does that count?*

    *No, no I didn't. But back in the day I would have found the prospect very cool. I remember an article in 80 Micro that described a project box with a half-dozen photosensors and holes that would read a punched card and you could set the detectors to the combination pattern thereby giving a very crude security interlock.

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    • (Score: 2) by Freeman on Monday April 01 2019, @10:58PM

      by Freeman (732) on Monday April 01 2019, @10:58PM (#823303) Journal

      Just had to beware the hanging chads 'eh?

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    • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday April 02 2019, @06:01PM

      by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday April 02 2019, @06:01PM (#823716) Journal

      That wood be cool. But noise (and possible flash) of the Polaroid would give it away. Then there is that lengthy motor sound.

      In about 1978, with a TRS-80 model 1, Level II basic. Long term loaned to me from local RS store until I went to college. (So I could write programs for them in exchange.)

      Using POKE, I could toggle the cassette recorder relay. (This relay connected to an external cable that turns on or off the cassette tape recorder / player to save / load programs and data.)

      With careful timing I could get that relay to either buzz like a quiet but audible buzzer. (wow sound!) I could also get it to pulse at the correct rate to dial a telephone which was way cold back then!

      I dreamed of, but didn't have the chops to even attempt it: since the cassette recorder interface included "audio" in / out, it might have been possible to effectively build a software "modem" of sorts that other TRS-80 Model 1's could understand.

      Ah, high school. Those were the daze.

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