After Elon Musk Promised Cybertrucks Could Function as Boats, One Fell Into a Harbor for a Perfect Test

Splash. Cybertrucks can truly do it all. The bulky electric pickups can produce fire at a moment's notice, excel at collecting trash, and have even been known to shed body panels for Bond-style getaways. Are they also amphibious? In an off-the-cuff post during the runup to the vehicle's launch, Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised that "Cybertrucks will be waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat, so it can cross rivers, lakes and even seas that aren’t too choppy." Now we've got a perfect test for Musk's bombastic claims. During a botched jet ski launch, one Ventura, California man accidentally threw his luxury truck into reverse, rolling down a ramp and into the harbor's cold waters. Did the vehicle thrive as a watercraft, as Musk would have buyers believe? No: the driver made it out okay, but his prized Cybertruck ended up waterlogged. In fact, the recovery effort drew the Ventura Fire Department, Harbor Patrol, Coast Guard, and California Department of Fish and Wildlife, along with ... Read full article.