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Sentry Mode and External Vehicle Camera Live Views

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#124 opened on Dec 28, 2021

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Feature request pure and simple. Don't think there is any previous attempt to add this.

Describe the solution you'd like Preview one or more of the vehicle's externally available cameras when sentry mode is activated. Connect and record on a local, short, circular buffer effectively creating a "virtual camera stream". Other applications can then consume this stream as RTSP or similar.

Describe alternatives you've considered Open to ideas, or reasons why this is impossible. Not sure if this has been discovered or is even easily available in the Tesla API. Probably some concerns on vehicle battery consumption or bandwidth usage (when should the stream end? Should it really stream or just grab frames every X seconds? Again, is this even possible).

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Research direction
Investigate Tesla API documentation for camera stream endpoints. Assess feasibility of RTSP streaming vs periodic frame capture. Consider battery and bandwidth impacts. Look for existing references or implementations in the Tesla community.
Tech stack
python
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apibackend
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3
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1-2 days
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40