Teslacam recorded car that hit me...

[DrSmile]

.. but sadly I didn't have Sentry mode on. My brand new P3D+ was parked in Upper Montclair (NJ) parking lot, there was a witness who saw the beige/gold 97-99 Lexus ES300 with NY plates in the pics below back out and hit my car after 3:15pm on Saturday 3/23, but they didn't get the plate. I reviewed the footage frame by frame and this is the best I could get from driving past the car before I parked. I think if Sentry mode was active it would have recorded the car closer after it destroyed my passenger door and caused $4,000 worth of damage and drove off. Elon, please make having Sentry mode on automatically an option soon!

 

[82bert]

Stats App works well for this. Has a smart sentry function where you can have it on everywhere automatically except designated “safe” locations such as your home.

 

[Stach]

With help from the police, I think you can find the car. The second to last 2 digits are clearly 44 and when you combine that with the State, Make, Model and Color of the car, they should be able to locate it, IMHO.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

What you need is to find a TV crime drama cast who can enhance the photo to reveal the plate number.

 

[Highway Star]

Maybe one of the business' there has video footage.

 

[RTPEV]

What you need is to find a TV crime drama cast who can enhance the photo to reveal the plate number.

Exactly! They have a button (ENHANCE) that works every time!

Also, TeslaFi appears to have a Sentry Model enable feature (in beta) if you are a TeslaFi user.

 

[gilscales]

Exactly! They have a button (ENHANCE) that works every time!

Also, TeslaFi appears to have a Sentry Model enable feature (in beta) if you are a TeslaFi user.

Is that the same Enhance button that keeps working every time they hit it until its crystal clear? Enhance, Enhance, Enhance, Enhance, Wait, is that an Asian tiger mosquito on the plate?

 

[timk225]

I see a 44 in that plate number, how many Lexuses can be in your area with 44s in their plate number? Private Investigator time! Keep us updated, and take them to court for their whole life!

Judging by the photo though, they likely haven't got much to sue for. Look at the shape that car is in. Old and worn out. The kind of person who buys a car like that is a person who hasn't got 2 nickels to rub together, but they get all excited thinking "I'm driving a LEXUS!!!". I could get more descriptive of the demographic, but the mods would edit it. By the photo, the driver doesn't even understand the importance of having all the lug nuts holding the left rear wheel on!

 

[SMAlset]

Yikes, sorry that happened to you. I've been trying to get in a good habit of setting Sentry Mode when I exit. Until some software changes hope to make it like putting on a seatbelt when I get in.

For 4K in damage I would be trying to get enough evidence to go to the police. First off did you file a police report and do you have the witness' name and contact info to pass on. Does the sushi bar or place he/she was parked in front of have cameras, and what about the building next door on their wall? Hard to tell from a photo who might have surveillance cameras but these days a lot of businesses do. Good luck. Would be nice to find them and establish fault.

 

[asianxtreme]

I don't quite understand. The cameras record with or without sentry mode right? I thought sentry mode would just ward off people getting too close. The camera recording is set via the camera icon in the car screen right with USB plugged in?

 

[RedMS]

I don't quite understand. The cameras record with or without sentry mode right? I thought sentry mode would just ward off people getting too close. The camera recording is set via the camera icon in the car screen right with USB plugged in?

For front facing camera only. Sides start to record when sentry is activated. At least that’s my interpretation

 

[GPinzone]

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