Tesla Exploring Police Duty Vehicles With Enhanced Sentry Modes

A police department in Connecticut bought a Tesla Model 3 and disclosed that they are “in direct conversations with Tesla” to use Sentry Mode for policing needs in Tesla police patrol cars.

Earlier this week, the Westport police department announced that they bought a Tesla Model 3 that they are currently upgrading to use as a police patrol vehicle next month.

Read Article

qwertyfla1 - 12/11/2019 10:31:47 AM

-2 Boost

Yes because riding in a cheap ass Model 3 interior is quite punishing and could be an effective crime deterrent if it doesn't rear end a parked firetruck or the batteries explode and kill you first...

mre30 - 12/11/2019 10:35:03 AM

+5 Boost

A police spec EV makes a lot of sense given the usage patterns of law enforcement vehicles. NYC has a number of EV cars for example.

The use a lot of road salt in CT, so its anyone's guess how long the Model 3 lasts before it rusts out like an old Fiat.

I will never understand why no one has rolled out an EV delivery van - 300 mile range, plenty of room for batteries, could be a stripped out vehicle options-wise. The usage pattern of delivery/panel vans and EV lines up pretty well.

qwertyfla1 - 12/11/2019 10:35:19 AM

-1 Boost

Can Autospies please invest in gooder servers with all those millions you are making off of all the Tesla PR spinage? I find your pages to load slowly and timeout quite frequently. I recommend WPX Hosting and have used them for years.

Agent009 - 12/11/2019 12:50:59 PM

-1 Boost

We will look into it, thx

skytop - 12/11/2019 12:07:56 PM

+1 Boost

The Tesla cars are a natural to patrol America's golf courses.

supermoto - 12/11/2019 2:17:56 PM

+1 Boost

Since Autopilot will crash the car into a parked police car (see the news this week), the sentry mode will be helpful.

carloslassiter - 12/11/2019 11:21:23 PM

+2 Boost

#TeslaTriggered.

You guys never let me down.

Now please proceed with your ridiculous fake outrage.