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Tesla Cybertruck owner, intending to test “wade mode,” learns about “sink mode”

Jason Weisberger
May 19, 2026
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tesla cybertruck abuse

“Numerous water safety violations” is a spectacular phrase when discussing a pickup truck.

A Texas man reportedly looked at Tesla’s “wade mode” feature, absorbed whatever meaning he wished from those two words, and drove his Cybertruck directly into Grapevine Lake, where the vehicle promptly demonstrated its lesser-known “become exp…

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