Driver strands Cybertruck in Texas lake during botched attempt to activate ‘Wade Mode’: police
A driver in Texas attempted to test the Cybertruck's 'Wade Mode' by driving it into a lake. The vehicle quickly became disabled after hitting a rock, leading the driver and passenger to exit the truck and wade to safety. The driver was later arrested for multiple violations related to the incident.
- ▪The driver intentionally drove his Cybertruck into Grapevine Lake to test its 'Wade Mode' feature.
- ▪The truck became disabled shortly after entering the water, and the driver and passenger had to escape through the window.
- ▪Authorities later retrieved the submerged vehicle using a crane, and the driver was arrested for operating a vehicle in a closed section of the lake.
8 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 30 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 2 lean left, 4 centre, 1 right.
- ▪ Texas man arrested after allegedly driving Tesla Cybertruck into lake to test 'Wade Mode': police — Fox News
- ▪ Tesla Cybertruck driver arrested after driving into lake to use 'wade mode', police say — BBC News
- ▪ Tesla Cybertruck pulled from Texas lake after attempting ‘wade mode’ — The Guardian — World
- ▪ Cybertruck Owner Drives Car Into Lake to Test ‘Wade Mode’, Gets Arrested — Gizmodo
- ▪ Texas man arrested after driving his Cybertruck into a lake to test its water mode — Quartz
- ▪ Someone drove a Tesla Cybertruck into a lake to test Wade Mode. It didnt end well. — Mashable
- ▪ Tesla Cybertruck owner, intending to test "wade mode," learns about "sink mode" — Boing Boing
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US News Driver strands Cybertruck in Texas lake during botched attempt to activate ‘Wade Mode’: police By Caitlin McCormack Published May 19, 2026, 6:11 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A dimwitted driver “intentionally” plowed his Cybertruck into a North Texas lake while attempting to test out the electric vehicle’s “Wade Mode” on Monday, police said. A bemused bystander watched on in apparent glee as the driver and his co-pilot inched off the rocky shore at Grapevine Lake. “Yo sir, you can’t park there,” the witness mocked as the Cybertruck quickly started to take on water, according to a video obtained by Fox 4. A man drove his Cybertruck into a lake in Texas on Monday.
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