Elon promised the Cybertruck would eventually double as a boat. He said it back then, near-future tech talk. It hasn’t happened.
One guy in Texas didn’t wait for the update.
Yesterday he fired up “Wade Mode.” Tried to float his truck. The physics disagreed.
It didn’t become a boat. It barely stayed a truck. Police were quick to notice the difference between engineering potential and actual reality.
The video starts okay. Instagram footage shows the driver pushing through shallow water near Grapevine Lake. Close to shore. Fine.
Then he went deeper.
The truck stopped functioning like a vehicle and started functioning like an anchor.
Grapevine PD confirms the aftermath. The car got disabled. It flooded.
The driver and passengers jumped ship. Grapevine Fire’s water rescue team had to dig the $100,000+ toy out of the muck.
How long did that take? The sun was out when the truck sank. Night had fallen when a crane finally lifted it free. Dark. Tired. Wet.
The fun really started after recovery.
Cops arrested the driver. Charges? Operating a vehicle in a closed area of the park or lake. Water safety violations too.
Police didn’t mince words. They pointed out that Texas law doesn’t care if your electric SUV is waterproof. Legal barriers exist for a reason.
“Although a vehicle may be physically capability of entering shallow freshwater areas, doingSo can create legal and safety concerns”
Cool tech sounds like adventure until the cops show up.
Wade Mode. Water Mode. Whatever you call it. It feels rugged. It looks aggressive. But nature ignores marketing materials. And laws certainly do.
Maybe think twice before testing beta features on public bodies of water. Or just accept that getting arrested is part of the owner’s manual for early adopters. 🌊
