Texas Driver Tests Wade Mode as Cybertruck is Recovered from Lake

TL;DR
In Grapevine, Texas, a driver intentionally drove a Tesla Cybertruck into a lake to test the vehicle’s Wade Mode; the car flooded and had to be recovered, with the driver and passengers abandoning it before being arrested on park-entry and water-safety violations. Wade Mode lets the vehicle drive through shallow water up to about 32 inches at slow speeds, with warnings about depth and speed.
- Tesla Cybertruck pulled from Texas lake after attempting ‘wade mode’ The Guardian
- Tesla Cybertruck driver arrested after driving into lake to use 'wade mode', police say BBC
- Texas man arrested after intentionally driving Cybertruck into lake to test 'wade mode,' police say Yahoo
- Driver arrested after ‘intentionally' driving Cybertruck into Grapevine Lake NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
- Driver intentionally drove Cybertruck into lake to use vehicle's "Wade Mode", police say news8000.com
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