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  • Cybertruck Driver Tests “Wade Mode” in Grapevine Lake, Test Ends with Bricked Truck & Driver in Jail.

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  • Interestingly, it appears to drift in the videos - unclear if while it is powered on if it exceeds the depth rating. I lean towards no? I can't find any extended section of the video where it is either foundering or floating while in motion.

    It 100% exceeds the depth rating later (like in your screencap), but it's floating or sliding into deeper water after being bricked.

  • Cybertruck Driver Tests “Wade Mode” in Grapevine Lake, Test Ends with Bricked Truck & Driver in Jail.

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  • Pressurizes battery compartment, lifts the suspension to maximum height, and triggers a few off-road adjacent drive train features IIRC

    Well, that's what the manual says, but this Cybertruck's battery pack was about as pressurized as a submarine with screen doors, so your mileage will DEFINITELY vary

  • Cybertruck Driver Tests “Wade Mode” in Grapevine Lake, Test Ends with Bricked Truck & Driver in Jail.

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  • 😂 Some of the time, the jokes are hard to shoehorn into the articles. This time? The jokes practically wrote themselves

  • Cybertruck Driver Tests “Wade Mode” in Grapevine Lake, Test Ends with Bricked Truck & Driver in Jail.

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  • This got me thinking, you're right, how can it be a boat if it can't float?

    Turns out, everything is bigger in Texas, including the legal definition of what constitutes a boat.

    Is it motorized, above 14 feet in length, and afloat, docked, or stored on Texas waters? Then it's a boat that needs to be registered, fam.

  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
    KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

    Cybertruck Driver Tests “Wade Mode” in Grapevine Lake, Test Ends with Bricked Truck & Driver in Jail.

    fuelarc.com /trucks/cybertruck-driver-tests-wade-mode-in-grapevine-lake-test-ends-with-bricked-truck-driver-in-jail/

  • Waymo Fleet More Than Triples In Size Year-over-Year, According to NHTSA Recall Data

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  • Technology @lemmy.world
    KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

    Waymo Fleet More Than Triples In Size Year-over-Year, According to NHTSA Recall Data

    fuelarc.com /news-and-features/waymo-fleet-more-than-triples-in-size-year-over-year/

  • Cybertruck Pulled from Beach by Toyota Minivan

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  • Cybertruck Pulled from Beach by Toyota Minivan

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  • what's the difference between a 200 pound average male passenger and a 2026 Cybertruck RWD at 6,117 pound curb weight?

    It's mostly in your head, I feel like.

  • Cybertruck Pulled from Beach by Toyota Minivan

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  • Boonhet is correct on this. The rescue vehicle getting a running start, that works and does not damage the vehicle when done correctly (it's slower than you might think).

    You can watch a Youtube video if you want to see it done correctly, but the straps designed for the purpose are cheap, I've got one in my Tacoma just in case.

  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
    KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

    Cybertruck Pulled from Beach by Toyota Minivan

    fuelarc.com /trucks/cybertruck-pulled-from-beach-by-toyota-minivan/

  • Tesla Has 39 Unsupervised Robotaxis Nearly a Year After Launch. At This Rate, They’ll Catch Up to Waymo in 85 Years.

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  • I mean, there are traffic violations, and then there are traffic violations - if there's a dead body at the end, it was the second type.

    Neither is desirable, but it would actually be a big win to create a tech system that drives a car that produces fewer fatalities per mile than the average human, regardless of whether or not it generates speeding tickets or other inconveniences.

    That's my opinion, anyway. I won't downvote you, I only downvote comments unhelpful to the overall conversation, you're not being unhelpful, I just disagree with you.

  • Tesla Has 39 Unsupervised Robotaxis Nearly a Year After Launch. At This Rate, They’ll Catch Up to Waymo in 85 Years.

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  • I was actually surprised that Waymo had only thousands of units in operation.

    That being said, 3,000 commercially operating for years with zero fatalities, that's not nothing. It's not a ton, it doesn't change the world (much), but it isn't zero. Tesla's result so far rounds down to zero.

  • Tesla Has 39 Unsupervised Robotaxis Nearly a Year After Launch. At This Rate, They’ll Catch Up to Waymo in 85 Years.

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  • No, no, the AI calls APIs.

    That is to say, A.ctual P.eople in I.ndia

  • Tesla Has 39 Unsupervised Robotaxis Nearly a Year After Launch. At This Rate, They’ll Catch Up to Waymo in 85 Years.

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  • Do they know how to scale up an autonomous taxi service? I mean, maybe? There's no sign of that anywhere in the Tesla data, though.

    The original target was Robotaxis to cover "half the US population by the end of 2025," so we're nowhere close to on-target, and those goals weren't given with any asterix on the earnings call when they were declared. I don't see any reason to move the goalpost, it's just a miss taken to a funny conclusion.

    https://www.barrons.com/livecoverage/tesla-earnings-stock-price-elon-musk/card/musk-s-early-conference-call-comments-focus-on-autonomous-driving-PRJqKKBVRfnHS7TMLDis

  • Tesla Has 39 Unsupervised Robotaxis Nearly a Year After Launch. At This Rate, They’ll Catch Up to Waymo in 85 Years.

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  • "Fiverr-guy Supervised" didn't have the same ring to it

  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
    KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

    Tesla Has 39 Unsupervised Robotaxis Nearly a Year After Launch. At This Rate, They’ll Catch Up to Waymo in 85 Years.

    fuelarc.com /news-and-features/tesla-has-39-unsupervised-robotaxis-nearly-a-year-after-launch-at-this-rate-theyll-catch-up-to-waymo-in-85-years/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
    KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

    Tesla Has 39 Unsupervised Robotaxis Nearly a Year After Launch. At This Rate, They’ll Catch Up to Waymo in 85 Years.

    fuelarc.com /news-and-features/tesla-has-39-unsupervised-robotaxis-nearly-a-year-after-launch-at-this-rate-theyll-catch-up-to-waymo-in-85-years/

  • An Enterprising Ioniq 6 Driver Got DOOM Running on Center Console

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  • That's the spirit!

  • Technology @lemmy.world
    KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

    An Enterprising Ioniq 6 Driver Got DOOM Running on Center Console

    fuelarc.com /evs/an-enterprising-ioniq-6-driver-got-doom-running-on-center-console/

  • Cybertruck Self-Destructs in Shallow Water… Leaving Questions About the Promised “Boat Mode”

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  • Per the Cybertruck warranty:

    "This New Vehicle Limited Warranty does not cover any vehicle damage or malfunction directly or indirectly caused by, due to, or resulting from...

    ... The environment or an act of God, including, but not limited to, exposure to sunlight, airborne chemicals, tree sap, animal or insect droppings, ... water, contamination, lightning and other environmental conditions"

    So, if you get all bricked up in the car wash, you're now the proud owner of a $100,000 rust brick.

  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
    KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

    Cybertruck Self-Destructs in Shallow Water… Leaving Questions About the Promised “Boat Mode”

    fuelarc.com /off-road/watch-this-cybertruck-self-destruct-in-shallow-water/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
    KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

    AWS Datacenter Lit Ablaze by “Objects” in UAE, Amid Other Outages in Region at War

    fuelarc.com /tech/aws-datacenter-lit-ablaze-by-objects-in-uae-amid-other-outages-in-region-at-war/

  • DHS Agents Arrest Man by Pretending to Be Stranded Motorists… A Ploy to Get The “Worst of the Worst” Who are Midwest Nice

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  • They seem to like blurring those lines. As though the agents being in danger is part of the goal.

    Makes you wonder, what government wants the spark to ignite the powder keg? That would be like packing the Reichstag with flammable stuff and telling a local arsonist about it -- OH.

  • DHS Agents Arrest Man by Pretending to Be Stranded Motorists… A Ploy to Get The “Worst of the Worst” Who are Midwest Nice

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  • DHS Agents Arrest Man by Pretending to Be Stranded Motorists… A Ploy to Get The “Worst of the Worst” Who are Midwest Nice

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  • I may be from a hive of scum and villainy (southsiiiiide!), but also I have jumper cables, so back up while I take care of this.

  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
    KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

    DHS Agents Arrest Man by Pretending to Be Stranded Motorists… A Ploy to Get The “Worst of the Worst” Who are Midwest Nice

    fuelarc.com /hot-takes/ice-agents-trap-man-by-pretending-to-be-stranded-motorists-a-ploy-to-get-the-worst-of-the-worst-who-are-midwest-nice/

  • ICE Agents Surge Into Minneapolis, Immediately Thwarted by Actual Ice

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  • Quirk of the video - he has a high power flashlight under the barrel, I think. Illumination looks like flash, but the lack of "flinch" tells me there was no loud sound when we see it.

    Oh and they didn't shoot 6 random bystanders, which I'm pretty sure they would.

  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
    KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

    ICE Agents Surge Into Minneapolis, Immediately Thwarted by Actual Ice

    fuelarc.com /cars/ice-agents-surge-into-minneapolis-immediately-thwarted-by-actual-ice/
  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
    KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

    Las Vegas Police Touted New “Bulletproof” Cybertrucks. The Only Problem? They Aren’t Bulletproof.

    fuelarc.com /cars/las-vegas-police-force-touted-new-bulletproof-cybertrucks-the-only-problem-they-arent-bulletproof/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
    KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

    Popup Ads in Your Pickup Truck? RAM Trucks Now Feature Scammy Ads on the Center Display

    fuelarc.com /cars/popup-ads-in-your-pickup-truck-ram-trucks-now-feature-scammy-ads-on-the-center-display/
  • Too Dumb To Imagine @europe.pub
    KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

    Tesla Robotaxi Stops Mid-Intersection & Runs a Red Light… The Influencer Onboard Calls It “Impressive”

    fuelarc.com /cars/tesla-robotaxi-stops-mid-intersection-after-running-a-red-light-the-influencer-onboard-calls-it-impressive/
  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
    KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

    Tesla Robotaxi Stops Mid-Intersection After Running a Red Light… The Influencer Onboard Calls It “Impressive”

    fuelarc.com /cars/tesla-robotaxi-stops-mid-intersection-after-running-a-red-light-the-influencer-onboard-calls-it-impressive/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
    KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

    Tesla Robotaxi Stops Mid-Intersection After Running a Red Light… The Influencer Onboard Calls It “Impressive”

    fuelarc.com /cars/tesla-robotaxi-stops-mid-intersection-after-running-a-red-light-the-influencer-onboard-calls-it-impressive/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
    KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

    Tesla Reports Drop in Self-Driving Safety After Introducing “End-to-End Neural Networks”

    fuelarc.com /news-and-features/teslas-self-driving-data-reports-safety-decline-after-introducing-end-to-end-neural-networks/
  • A Boring Dystopia @lemmy.world
    KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

    Two Tesla Robotaxis Use Center of Four-Lane Road for Pickup and Dropoff… With One Getting Stuck for 4 Minutes

    fuelarc.com /tech/tesla-robotaxi-stops-in-traffic-for-4-minutes-as-onboard-tesla-influencer-describes-the-ride-as-smooth-and-confident/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
    KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

    Elon Musk Promises Grok in Tesla Vehicles By Next Week… as the New Grok 4 Blames “Anti-White Hate” on “Jews”

    fuelarc.com /cars/elon-musk-promises-grok-in-tesla-vehicles-by-next-week-as-the-new-grok-4-blames-anti-white-hate-on-jews/
  • Too Dumb To Imagine @europe.pub
    KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

    Elon Musk Promises Grok in Tesla Vehicles By Next Week… as the New Grok 4 Blames “Anti-White Hate” on “Jews”

    fuelarc.com /cars/elon-musk-promises-grok-in-tesla-vehicles-by-next-week-as-the-new-grok-4-blames-anti-white-hate-on-jews/
  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
    KayLeadfoot @fedia.io

    Elon Musk Promises Grok in Tesla Vehicles By Next Week… as the New Grok 4 Blames “Anti-White Hate” on “Jews”

    fuelarc.com /cars/elon-musk-promises-grok-in-tesla-vehicles-by-next-week-as-the-new-grok-4-blames-anti-white-hate-on-jews/