Someone drove a Tesla Cybertruck into a lake to test ‘Wade Mode.’ It didn’t end well.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says a lot of stupid things.

For example, he said Tesla’s steel-plated Cybertruck, while not entirely resistant to steel balls, is “apocalypse-level safe.” He also said that “the Cybertruck will be waterproof enough to briefly serve as a boat, so it can cross rivers, lakes and even seas that are not too rough.”

Well, one guy apparently took this seriously and tested it with his Cybertruck at Grapevine Lake, an 8,000-acre lake northwest of Dallas, Texas.

Now he is in prison.

According to the official Grapevine Police Facebook account, “The driver stated he intentionally drove into the lake to use the Cybertruck’s “Wade Mode” feature.

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Tesla’s official documentation for Wade Mode states that it “allows the Cybertruck to enter and cross bodies of water, such as rivers or streams,” but it also states that “the maximum wading depth is approximately 32 inches (815 mm) from the bottom of the tire.” »

However, it doesn’t help that Musk himself tweeted that the Cybertruck “needs to be able to get from Starbase to South Padre Island, which requires crossing the canal.” We checked, and it’s about 400 m distance, if we go through the Brazos Santiago pass. According to Wikipedia, the water depth there is 42 feet, or well over 32 inches. In other words, no, the Cybertruck cannot safely travel from Starbase to South Padre Island.

This isn’t the first time someone has driven their Cybertruck into a body of water and gotten stuck. This is a horrible idea, it will likely void the warranty (according to Tesla’s documentation) and someone could get seriously hurt. Never do this.