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Someone drove a Tesla Cybertruck into a lake to test 'Wade Mode.' It didn't end well.
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Washedupcynic lemmy.ca Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-06-04
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk says a lot of silly things.

For example, he said that Tesla's steel-plated, but not fully steel-ball-resistant Cybertruck is "apocalypse-level safe." He also said that "Cybertruck will be waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat, so it can cross rivers, lakes & even seas that aren’t too choppy."

Well, one guy apparently took that seriously, and tested it out with his Cybertruck in Grapevine Lake, an 8,000-acre lake northwest of Dallas, Texas. Now, he's in jail.

According to Grapevine Police's official account on Facebook, "The driver stated he intentionally drove into the lake to use the Cybertruck’s “Wade Mode” feature. The vehicle became disabled and took on water. The driver and passengers abandoned the vehicle and the Grapevine Fire Department Water Rescue Team assisted in removing it from the lake. The driver was arrested on charges of Operation of Vehicle in Closed Section of Park/Lake and numerous water safety equipment violations."

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aceslip lemmy.zip aceslip@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-01-23
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SEND_BUTTPLUG_PICS lemmy.zip SEND_BUTTPLUG_PICS@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-06-06
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It's an amphibious exploring vehicle!

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Dadifer lemmy.world Dadifer@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-04
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Amazing

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Dave lemmy.ca sixpaque@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-08-03
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On the flip side, that's where those things belong. Just my opinion. eh!

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OldChicoAle lemmy.world OldChicoAle@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-10-26
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On the flip side, that's where those things belong. Just my opinion. eh!

Eh, let's not pollute our natural environments with crap chemicals from tech bros. Instead, we should shove these cybertrucks up Elon's ass. Just shove them right up.

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Senator Collins aussie.zone SenatorCollins@aussie.zone
Joined: 2025-02-20
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Well there are a lot of these Teslas going around the world all the time, and very seldom does anything like this happen. I just don’t want people thinking that Cybertrucks aren’t safe.

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Washedupcynic lemmy.ca Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-06-04
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Well there are a lot of these Teslas going around the world all the time, and very seldom does anything like this happen. I just don’t want people thinking that Cybertrucks aren’t safe.

You almost got me.

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BunScientist lemmy.zip BunScientist@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-07-04
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Well there are a lot of these Teslas going around the world all the time, and very seldom does anything like this happen. I just don’t want people thinking that Cybertrucks aren’t safe.

Was this cybertruck safe?

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DerisionConsulting lemmy.ca DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-24
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Well there are a lot of these Teslas going around the world all the time, and very seldom does anything like this happen. I just don’t want people thinking that Cybertrucks aren’t safe.

(to anyone reading this comment who is unaware, look up "the front fell off")

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