Does Tesla's Sentry Mode Work?

Testing out Tesla's Sentry Mode in software version 2019.5.15--does it work and what is it good for?

A few things I've noticed in addition to what was discussed in the video:
1) When the USB flash drive is full, the dashcam will no longer save video (not sure if this also applies to sentry mode).
2) The Model 3's screen goes white when the alarm is triggered and I think this may be to provide extra light in the cabin, perhaps to make what's happening more visible to others or to provide light for future use of the interior camera(?).
3) While sentry mode performed well for this video, it does inexplicably activate and record a whole lot of nothing sometimes.

Interested in seeing more of sentry mode in action? Here are a couple videos from TesLatino of sentry mode catching someone keying a Model 3:

Disclosure: The creator of this video is a Tesla owner and is long $TSLA

[AlexVenz]

*UPDATE* The video feed from the rear camera has been added to both the sentry mode and dashcam features as part of Tesla's software v10.0 update, which started rolling out this week!

[littlerookie]

Innocent kid: stares at cool looking car
Sentry mode: PREDATOR MISSILE INBOUND

[_.jaytown]

Person: _standing near a Tesla_
Tesla: *hippity hoppity missiles armed so get off my property*

[shortsightedness]

Guy: *Innocently walks by car*


Tesla: MISSILE LAUNCHERS ARMED

[mattisfilms]

I was expecting the Elon’s flamethrower to pop out of the top and roast some robbers

[DxyceYT]

*car thief exists*


Tesla Sentry Mode: im about to end this mans whole career

[hughlake]

“theres this guy outside his house continuously walking around his car for the past ten minutes talking to himself.”

[Natei]

Imagine looking outside to see a fully grown man recording himself purposely setting his car alarm off over and over again


Those poor people hahaha

[kevinfranco]

I thought the tesla was going to deploy a sentry gun and brutally injure the suspect

[Wafflecombo]

*Thief attempts to break in*

*Tesla: R E L O A D I N G*

[omnishxmbles]

At first I thought the Tesla is gonna transform to a gun

[levilyas]

*throws a ball*
Car : pops out a sentry gun and kills the owner

[mr.goodsir]

*testing car alarm*


Neighbors: *am I a joke to you*

[ernestogutierrez]

Someone was recently arrested because the sentry mode caught someone keying the car.

[ckp_sniper]

Tesla: sentry mode activated


* turns into transformer and destroyes the whole neighborhood

[dfghujhytg]

Innocent Civilian:'walks past Tesla'
Tesla: *Motion Detected. Code Red, Turrets Activated*






Innocent Civilian: *Oh shi-*

[BlackFragFilms]

Based on the thumbnail I was hoping the tesla was going to dodge the ball or something.

[missiing]

The thumbnail made me think the tesla shot red balls at people in sentry mode. Extremely disappointed.

[sanjays]

3:35 *what he didn't say is.. Sentry Mode doesn't just sound alarm. It summons attack dogs for trespassers .*

[cuasiismkes]

Innocent person : Walks very close to tesla

Sentry Mode: Ak47 Pops Out Of The Roof