Sentry Home
Tester sign-in
A gentle heads-up.
An Echo announcement and phone notification when Tesla reports Aware. A heads-up, not proof someone is still nearby.
At most once every 10 minutes.
Your Tesla.Heard at home.
Sentry Mode alerts on your Echo and phone.
Private beta. Invited testers only. Nothing to purchase yet.
A heads-up.
Or an urgent alert.
An urgent alert.
Your Alexa routine and phone alert you when Tesla reports Panic. The car manages its own alarm.
Phone reminder every 2 minutes while Panic continues.
Quiet hours. Aware goes to your phone only. Panic is not muted by this schedule. Default 23:00–07:00; adjustable.
About your alertsThree steps.
One connected home.
We guide you from your car to your first test alert.
- 1Connect Tesla.
Sign in by email. Connect your Tesla and check that it is compatible.
- 2Connect your home.
Connect Alexa from your dashboard and create your two routines. Enable notifications on your phone.
- 3Hear it. Confirm it.
Hear the Echo and see the phone notification before subscribing. The test never runs Panic.
What you need.
Your car, an Echo and your phone.
Tesla. Echo. Phone.
A compatible Tesla on a European account, an Echo and a phone with web notifications. No GPS, camera footage, video or audio.
Additional notifications, not a certified alarm or an emergency service. Delivery depends on your vehicle, connectivity and external providers.
Requirements and compatibility
- A Tesla on a European Tesla account. Sentry Home connects through Tesla’s European region only. Your car needs Sentry Mode, Fleet Telemetry and recent software; setup checks compatibility before activation.
- The Tesla app on your phone, to pair Sentry Home’s virtual key. Older Model S and Model X without virtual key support use the car’s third-party data streaming setting instead, on its Safety screen.
- An Echo and the Alexa app, connected from your Sentry Home dashboard with Connect with Alexa. You create two routines in the Alexa app, one for Aware and one for Panic.
- A phone for notifications. On iPhone, iOS 16.4 or later with Sentry Home added to the Home Screen from Safari. Open it from its Home Screen icon, then turn on Notifications on this device and allow them. On other phones, use a browser that supports web notifications.
- An email address to sign in. No new password.
What data is saved?
Your email, your Tesla authorization, the names and VINs of the vehicles on your Tesla account, your Alexa connection and alert settings, your phone’s notification address and your last 30 activity entries. Stored encrypted on a server in Germany. You can delete your account from your dashboard once any subscription has ended.
You authorize access on Tesla’s website. Your Tesla password is never shared with Sentry Home. We ask for vehicle data access without location or remote-command permissions; your car reports only its Sentry Mode state and whether it is online.
Why is a virtual key needed?
Tesla lets a car accept a reporting setup from a third-party app only when that app’s virtual key is paired with the car. Sentry Home uses the key only to add and remove its Sentry Mode setting; our Tesla access still has no command permissions. Sentry Home has no permission to lock, unlock or move your car. Older Model S and Model X without virtual key support use the car’s third-party data streaming setting instead.
What will it cost?
Sentry Home will be a monthly subscription for one vehicle. The price has not been set yet, and it will be shown before any payment. Nothing can be purchased during the private beta. Echo devices and your Tesla and Amazon services are not included.
How do I disconnect or delete my account?
In your dashboard, Disconnect Tesla removes the Sentry Mode setting from your car and stops alerts. You can also delete your account and its saved settings there, once any subscription has ended. The access you granted and the virtual key stay with Tesla until you remove them in your Tesla account and in the car.
Who runs Sentry Home?
It is an independent service. Announcements and your Panic routine run through Sentry Home’s own Alexa skill and the routines you create. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Tesla or Amazon.