Tesla demolished in the United States: Musk responds with an "unusual weapon"

As Tesla faces a wave of acts of vandalism in the United States, the company has decided to play the deterrent card.

A new feature is indeed going to be tested on the Cybertruck, and this may well deter even the most persistent. The company, whose CEO is none other than Elon Musk, is continually developing its embedded security solutions and has just added, as stated in an official release, a feature to its Sentry Mode. Any attempts at vandalism on the Cybertruck could well turn into an unbearably noisy experience.

Sentry mode activated

As reported by the media Les Numériques, the Sentry Mode previously allowed for the recording of suspicious behaviour using the external cameras, flashing the vehicle's headlights, sounding an alarm, and finally, sending a remote notification via the mobile app. Today, Tesla goes even further and refines this security solution: the Cybertruck, once the threat is detected, will blast music at a very high volume to scare off the vandal.

Music blaring

The sound feature may put the Cybertruck's external speakers to work, however the brand doesn't specify whether the broadcast will be external or internal and what sound level will be reached. A feature that isn't, at the time of writing, listed in the technical sheet of other models in the range (but that should be coming soon).

After a wave of attacks on its vehicles, Elon Musk ordered the activation of the Sentry Mode on all models displayed in the brand's stores, reports Les Numériques.

(MH with Manon Pierre - Source: Les Numériques - Illustration: ©Unsplash)