--- title: "Elon Musk: A “360 Degree Dash Cam” Will Soon Keep Your Tesla Safe" description: "Elon Musk replied to an upset Tesla customer who found a giant dent in the side of his Model 3, telling him a new \"360 degree dash cam\" was on its way." date: "2019-01-23" modified: "2019-01-23" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/tesla-sentry-mode-dash-cam-360-degree" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "Tesla" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "autopilot" - "elon musk" - "Model 3" - "tesla" --- # Elon Musk: A “360 Degree Dash Cam” Will Soon Keep Your Tesla Safe ![]() *\Image: Tesla\* ## 360 Dash Cam When Andy Sutton found a huge dent just below the door handle of this Model 3, he took to Twitter: "Really wish there was 360 dash cam feature while parked," he [wrote on Tuesday](). Lo and behold, Tesla CEO Elon Musk swooped in to answer his call: three hours after Sutton's initial tweet, Musk [replied]() that a "Sentry Mode" will be "coming soon." Presumably, the new mode would act as a high-tech, high-resolution dash cam that ensures your Tesla is secure from bad guys while parked. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1087849475622588416 ## Enhanced Autopilot Club The feature will be limited to Tesla customers who shelled out $5,000 upfront for the company's futuristic Enhanced Autopilot mode. The car will also have to be outfitted with Tesla's latest Autopilot 2.5 hardware package from 2017 or newer for the feature to work, Musk clarified in a [follow-up tweet](). Enhanced Autopilot mode already enables additional features like auto-steering and automatic lane changing — even a [summoning feature]() that tells your Tesla to drive to where you are without you having to get inside. ## Hands Off Of course, details are sparse at the time of writing — and Musk [can be a jokester]() on social media — but the feature will presumably take advantage of the 360 degree camera feature that was introduced back in October as part of a [software update](). Hands off my Model 3! **READ MORE:** [Elon Musk teases Tesla 'sentry mode' that captures video in 360 degrees]() \[*Engadget*\] ***More on Tesla's Autopilot: [Tesla Just Dropped “Full Self-Driving” Mode From the Model 3]()*** ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()