Overview
- A Cybertruck owner drove the vehicle intentionally into Grapevine Lake to test Tesla’s so-called “Wade Mode,” and the truck took on water until it became inoperable.
- The vehicle’s occupants escaped through a car window without reported injuries and local fire department water-rescue crews recovered the submerged truck.
- Grapevine Police arrested the driver on multiple water-safety violations and for operating in a closed or restricted area after responding to the scene.
- Video of the incident circulated widely on social platforms and was cited by local outlets as the primary visual record of the truck taking on water.
- Tesla’s Wade Mode is intended for shallow crossings with strict limits on depth and speed and does not cover deliberate deep-water tests, a point police stressed as they warned about legal and safety risks.