#Dashcam viewer tesla drivers#

If the car is in DRIVE, you will continue to save a clip by tapping the icon. To launch, tap the Dashcam icon in the status bar and select ‘Launch Viewer’ while the car is in PARK. Watch Saved Dashcam clips or Sentry Mode events directly from the touchscreen with the Dashcam Viewer. Tesla wrote in the release notes for 2020.12.5:

In an update that Tesla started pushing last night (2020.12.5), the automaker created a new “Dashcam viewer” feature that enables Tesla owners to watch the videos directly in the car. Owners have to unplug the storage device and connect it to another device, computer, phone, or tablet, in order to watch each video file from each camera. But to watch the videos, it’s a little more complicated.Īll of our prayers have been answered by TESLA. In order to activate the TeslaCam and Sentry Mode features, owners have to plug a storage device, thumb-drive, or SSD inside their Tesla and activate the features in the settings. TeslaCam helped several Tesla owners with insurance claims by proving that they weren’t at fault in some accidents captured by the integrated dashcam system. The feature was built on top “TeslaCam,” a previously released integrated dashcam system with similar capability as Sentry mode, but used when someone is inside the car. In other cases, it helped police with video evidence to help them identify and find the vandals. On several occasions, Sentry Mode videos went viral, and the vandals turned themselves in after the online pressure.

Sentry Mode, which is an integrated surveillance system inside Tesla’s vehicles using the Autopilot cameras around the car, has been changing the game when it comes to vandalizing parked cars.

#Dashcam viewer tesla drivers#

Tesla has started pushing a new software update that enables drivers to review videos from TeslaCam and Sentry Mode directly in the car.