Tesla Cybertruck owner, intending to test "wade mode," learns about "sink mode"
A Texas man attempted to test the Tesla Cybertruck's 'wade mode' by driving it into Grapevine Lake, leading to unexpected consequences. The vehicle ended up submerged, demonstrating its unintended 'sink mode' instead. The driver was arrested for multiple violations after safely exiting the vehicle with his passengers.
- ▪The driver intended to test the Cybertruck's 'wade mode' feature.
- ▪He drove the vehicle into Grapevine Lake, where it became submerged.
- ▪The driver was arrested for operating a vehicle in a closed section of a park and other violations.
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Tesla Cybertruck owner, intending to test "wade mode," learns about "sink mode" Jason Weisberger 12:27 pm Tue May 19, 2026 arda savasciogullari / Shutterstock.com "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 expensive artificial reef" setting. When officers arrived, they found the Cybertruck in the water near the shoreline.
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