Cybertruck ‘Wade Mode’
Jimmy John McDaniel was recently arrested for reckless driving. In his defense, however, he didn’t endanger any other road users. That’s because he didn’t drive on the road. McDaniel got stuck after driving his Cybertruck into a lake. That wasn’t an accident, either. He purposefully steered his high-tech vehicle into the lake to test its purported “wading” function. Well, the function didn’t work, at least not in the depths McDaniel plunged into. Eventually, his Cybetruck got stuck in the lake and he had to jump out, leaving the car in the water. Grapevine Police got a call reporting a waterlogged vehicle in Grapevine Leak off Katie’s Wood Park. The EV was listing in the water, some 20 feet off the park’s boat ramp. At the shore was Jimmy John McDaniel with another person. When questioned by the police, McDaniel admitted to being the car’s owner. He also said that he had intentionally driven the Cybertruck into the lake. According to police, “the driver stated he intentionally drove into the lake to use the Cybertruck’s ‘Wade Mode’ feature”, after which “the vehicle became disabled and took on water.”
According to the Cybertruck manual, the Wade Mode allows the vehicle to “enter and drive through bodies of water, such as rivers or creeks.” McDaniel, believing the mode would keep his car safe, bravely plunged into the lake. Things didn’t go as planned. Instead of cruising through the lake before returning to the boat ramp, McDaniel’s Cybertruck got stuck on the soft lake bottom mud. Soon enough, the car started taking in water. The encroaching waves must’ve shorted something and the electric truck bricked up, forcing McDaniel and his passenger to jump out. The Grapevine Fire Department to pulled the disabled vehicle out of the lake. They also arrested McDaniel and charged him with operating a vehicle in a closed section of the lake and not having a valid boat registration.
Could the Cybertruck actually handle water crossings? In theory, Yes. The Wade Mode on the car raises its suspension to the highest possible setting. With that, Tesla claims that the Cybertruck can wade through 32 inches of water, measuring from the bottom of the tire. That claim, however, comes with a heaping helping of caveats. First of all, the company states that you shouldn’t travel faster than 3 mph when using Wade Mode. The manual cautions that any damage caused to the car while using Wade Mode will not be covered by the warranty. The manufacturer also warns not to drive in deep, fast-flowing bodies of water such as strong currents or rapids.
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