{"id":297709,"date":"2025-03-14T12:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T19:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=297709"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:10:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:10:18","slug":"elon-musks-bold-promises-meet-reality-after-cybertruck-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/elon-musks-bold-promises-meet-reality-after-cybertruck-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk&#8217;s Bold Promises Meet Reality After Cybertruck Incident"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/production-woes-continue-as-tesla-struggles-with-cybertruck-demand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"A Tesla Cybertruck made headlines\">A Tesla Cybertruck made headlines<\/a> for an unfortunate reason on Monday, March 10, 2025, when it sank in Ventura harbor, California, while its owner attempted to launch a jet ski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tesla CEO Elon Musk has previously claimed that the Cybertruck would be \u201cwaterproof enough\u201d to serve as a boat<\/strong>, raising questions about the vehicle&#8217;s actual capabilities when it comes to water navigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident escalated quickly, with emergency services including the Ventura City Fire Department and the Coast Guard joining forces to recover the submerged truck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Some stupid Cybertruck owner was trying to launch his jet ski and then had to have it pulled out from the bottom of Ventura Harbor ?\u2026.remember Elon saying those things can float <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hQvuDlDtoF\">https:\/\/t.co\/hQvuDlDtoF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nlSixDAr6u\">pic.twitter.com\/nlSixDAr6u<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WUTangKids\/status\/1899526744597569959?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The incident raises concerns about the practicality of Elon Musk&#8217;s promises<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the Cybertruck allegedly comes equipped with a \u2018wade mode\u2019 that raises the vehicle&#8217;s height and pressurizes the battery pack for brief water entry, <strong>this feature is linked to the off-road mode, which is not covered under Tesla\u2019s warranty<\/strong>. Thus, doubts linger over the vehicle&#8217;s reliability in water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Musk&#8217;s earlier assertions about Tesla vehicles being able to float\u2014even suggesting crossings between Texas&#8217;s SpaceX\u2019s Starbase and South Padre Island\u2014have drawn skepticism, especially given his track record of bold claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Users have shown reluctance to trust these capabilities, as demonstrated by the recent incident where the owner had to scramble out of the truck as it became fully submerged off the boat ramp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Video shows Tesla Cybertruck completely submerged underwater in Ventura Harbor\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yI0AMBlStYQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though some speculate the mishap may have been caused by user error, <strong>it raises concerns about the practicality of Musk&#8217;s promises<\/strong>. Interestingly, rival manufacturer BYD appears to be taking a different approach by successfully introducing water-capable designs in their vehicles, further spotlighting Tesla&#8217;s challenges in the evolving electric vehicle landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>As Tesla continues to push the boundaries of automotive technology<\/strong>, the incident serves as a stark reminder of the importance of thorough testing\u2014and consumer caution\u2014when it comes to bold new innovations in the automotive industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Tesla Cybertruck made headlines for an unfortunate reason on Monday, March 10, 2025, when it sank in Ventura harbor, California, while its owner attempted to launch a jet ski. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has previously claimed that the Cybertruck would be \u201cwaterproof enough\u201d to serve as a boat, raising questions about the vehicle&#8217;s actual &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/elon-musks-bold-promises-meet-reality-after-cybertruck-incident\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Elon Musk&#8217;s Bold Promises Meet Reality After Cybertruck Incident&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":297710,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[8319,1471],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6849],"class_list":["post-297709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-ev","tag-tesla","content-category-lifestyle"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297709"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":308870,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297709\/revisions\/308870"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/297710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297709"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=297709"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=297709"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=297709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}