Tesla Cybertruck driver arrested after driving into lake to use 'wade mode', police say

[groundloop]

Source: BBC

A man has been arrested in Texas accused of intentionally driving his Tesla Cybertruck into a lake to use the vehicle's "wade mode" feature.

The Grapevine Police Department said its officers were called to Grapevine Lake in north Texas on Monday to recover the vehicle, which had been abandoned by the driver and passengers after it took on water and became stuck.

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The partially-submerged vehicle was removed from near the shoreline of the south side of the lake, with the Grapevine Fire Department Water Rescue Team assisting police in the operation.

According to the police statement, "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".

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c072x1kml44o

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

1. Ship of fools.

[BaronChocula]

2. Do red states grow stupidity on trees? n/t

This is not a knock on red state Dem brethren.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. This made me smile

Tesla drivers are idiots. This idiot believed musk on cybertrucks having a "wade mode"

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[Torchlight]

4. At least the fish finally got to see what all the hype was about.

The jokes we told in HS that the Metroplex is where every warning label in existence will eventually be put to the test seems more grounded these days.

[flashman13]

5. My business associate, at this very moment, is driveing 850 miles round trip, and spend two days doing

it, to get a minor repair done on rolling toaster oven - I mean Cybertruck. I have gone out of my way not to ever ask him why he bought such a turkey. However, one day he did say he thought maybe he should have bought a Rivian.

Look at it this way. He won't have to buy any of that high dollar gas.

[SergeStorms]

8. The money spent on hotels.....

waiting for his Tesla to charge will be enough punishment. Add meals, tolls, etc. and his "little trip" will end up costing plenty.
It takes at least 8 hrs. to charge a Cybertruck to 80% with a driving range of around 250 miles. I hope he doesn't have any plans for the next few days.

Fools and their money....... 😉

[City Lights]

6. What a foolish chump! nt

[taxi]

7. Typical cowardly MAGA, nice and safe without the sharks.

Trumpy will not be giving him an award for bravery. My advice, he needs to out and buy a new truck, lots of Maga merch, then hire some mar-a-lago look models to ride in the truck, and do it again the right way with a film crew from the shores of Amity. Use the score from Jaws and prove Donny wrong.
Oh, wait. That's not what Magas do. Never mind.

[Talitha]

9. Ok, I'll bite - - is there really a 'Wade Mode'?

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[Wonder Why]

12. Something Teslidiots do because they're Teslidiots.

[Aristus]

10. My late father-in-law owned an Amphicar; one of the few production, mass-market amphibious cars ever made.

He said that on more than one occasion, when he would drive to the lakeside, switch to amphibious mode, and drive onto the water, someone coming up behind him (who didn't have an Amphicar) would drive right in after him, and sink in their road-capable-only car.

The colossal stupidity of the festering, substandard majority of the human animal is dismaying in the extreme...

[Buddyzbuddy]

15. That's funny.

[flvegan]

11. "the driver stated he intentionally drove into the lake" Dumbass. That's your insurance

adjuster laughing hysterically at NEVER paying out on any claim you file. Next is Telsa right next to them, same laughter, only now at the voiding of every bit of your warranty.

*facepalm*

[Wonder Why]

13. He'll plead insanity. They should have taken him to the nearest mental hospital to be committed.

[Buddyzbuddy]

14. Charge the idiot with insurance fraud when he tries to make a claim.