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.
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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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