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
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(Score: 2) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Monday April 01 2019, @10:36PM (2 children)
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
Just had to beware the hanging chads 'eh?
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday April 02 2019, @06:01PM
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.
People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.