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Tesla Sentry Mode to the Rescue, Helps Recover Stolen Porsche 911 Carrera 2

This isn’t the first time Tesla’s Sentry Mode is called a modern-day superhero and chances are it won’t be the last either. It is, however, a solid example of how modern tech can be of great assistance in tracking down stolen vehicles.
Thieves roll away Porsche Carrera 2 Type 964, get busted by Tesla's Sentry Mode 21 photos
Photo: Twitter / Jose Saez-Merino
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This recent incident occurred in Castellon, Spain, and was captured by the cameras on a Tesla Model 3 with Sentry Mode. Thieves stopped by and rolled away a Porsche 911 Carrera 2, type 964, so as not to make noise.

Because the Porsche was parked right next to the Tesla, Sentry Mode cameras were triggered, activated and started filming. The video, showing the two masked men nearing the Porsche and pushing it away until they were well out of sight, was posted online.

A friend of the Porsche’s owner got a hold of the Tesla footage and posted it to social media where, as of the time of writing, has been viewed over 63.3 million times – on Twitter alone. He pleaded with the community for help in tracking down the car and the thieves, asking that the video be shared to raise awareness.

Not entirely surprising, it worked: the video went viral and the car was found. It was traced to a nearby town called L’Eliana, where it had been parked on a side street. Jose Saez-Merino, who posted the video on behalf of the Porsche owner, says that the person who called the police had seen the video and recognized the car.

He also says that police have a list of suspects, but no arrests have been made yet. The possibility that the thieves got scared into dumping the car exists, but it’s more likely that they’d just left it there temporarily to make sure it couldn’t be tracked down and planned on returning for it at a later time.

Either way, that’s Tesla 1: masked car thieves 0.



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About the author: Elena Gorgan
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Elena has been writing for a living since 2006 and, as a journalist, she has put her double major in English and Spanish to good use. She covers automotive and mobility topics like cars and bicycles, and she always knows the shows worth watching on Netflix and friends.
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