Elon Musk says Cybertruck will be 'waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat'

The Cybertruck will be able to cross rivers, lakes, and 'seas that aren't too choppy' according to Tesla's Elon Musk.

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It seems like Tesla’s highly anticipated Cybertruck, which Elon Musk has previously stated will be available by mid-2023, will have some interesting capabilities once it’s out in the wild. On Twitter, Musk tweeted that the Cybertruck will be waterproof enough to serve as a boat, briefly. With this, the Cybertruck will reportedly be able to cross rivers, lakes, and “seas that aren’t too choppy” as noted by Musk.

As for why the Cybertruck might need these capabilities, Musk says the Cybertruck needs to be able to travel between Starbase and South Padre Island, “which requires crossing the channel.”

The response to the Cybertruck being waterproof has included support from Tesla owners and videos showing them driving their Teslas through several feet of water, along with a number of memes including an image from Twitter user @chicago_glenn showing the Cybertruck undersea dubbed the “Tesla Sea-bertruck.”

Musk isn’t the first to pursue waterproofing for an electric truck either as Rivian previously shared a video last month showing its R1T truck driving through a deep pool.

All in all, it’s certainly not a bad idea to seek to improve vehicle durability through things like improved waterproofing, and we look forward to seeing what the Cybertruck will be able to do as we get closer to the vehicle’s tentative 2023 release. While we wait to hear more on how waterproof the Cybertruck will be, we’re curious to hear your thoughts. Do you think the Cybertruck will be able to cross rivers, lakes, and channels? Let us know in Chatty!

For more on Tesla, be sure to read through some of our previous coverage as well including Musk saying the Tesla Cybertruck will be available by the middle of 2023, and Tesla recalling 1.1 million vehicles due to window auto-reversal issues.

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From The Chatty
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    September 29, 2022 11:05 AM

    Morgan Shaver posted a new article, Elon Musk says Cybertruck will be 'waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat'

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      September 29, 2022 11:07 AM

      Elon pandering to hurricane victims now.

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      September 29, 2022 11:10 AM

      On a short enough time scale all cars are boats

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      September 29, 2022 11:16 AM

      I'm on a brief boat don't you ever forget

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      September 29, 2022 11:48 AM

      Finally a truck that is waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat.

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        September 29, 2022 1:07 PM

        It's always on my checklist when buying a truck. Yet every time, I get weird looks from the dealer. They change the topic, it's very awkward. Glad there's an app for that

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      September 29, 2022 11:51 AM

      Hope it goes better than those unbreakable windows.

    • Zek legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      September 29, 2022 12:06 PM

      Even if it were true it's stupid, who needs cars to be more waterproof?

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      September 29, 2022 12:09 PM

      ...all cars serve briefly as a boat..until they sink. This is not the flex he thinks it is.

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        September 29, 2022 12:10 PM

        Knowing how much of an edgllord that musk is, im sure said it with that intention and then giggling like a moron afterwards.

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        September 30, 2022 4:19 AM

        then briefly as a submarine, then longer as a tomb

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      September 29, 2022 12:10 PM

      full self driving boat by next year

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      September 29, 2022 12:21 PM

      he says it will be able to cross a sea, that seems a bit more than briefly?

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      September 29, 2022 12:25 PM

      I think if we've learned anything over the last five years it's that Elon Musk talks a lot of shite.

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        September 29, 2022 1:50 PM

        But he back it up by taking even more shite and calling people pedos. So it balances out.

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      September 29, 2022 12:27 PM

      ... and then permanently as a coffin.

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      September 29, 2022 12:29 PM

      Shit floats

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      September 29, 2022 12:29 PM

      Sure but will it ever be released?

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      September 29, 2022 12:30 PM

      Rivian and Ford over here eating popcorn

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      September 29, 2022 12:42 PM

      The Titanic was waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat, what's his point?

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      September 29, 2022 12:55 PM

      Engineer: Wow, that train is fast.
      Elon Musk, tears forming in his eyes: My imaginary one is faster

      https://twitter.com/xaviersonline/status/1574628532373712897

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      September 29, 2022 12:59 PM

      Wouldn't it be an absolute death trap with the big electrically operated doors?

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      September 29, 2022 1:08 PM

      I'm sure, if going fast enough, it will serve as an airplane as well

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        September 29, 2022 10:26 PM

        Anything given enough thrust can be a plane if you are brave enough.

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      September 29, 2022 1:22 PM

      LMK when it can be a submarine too.

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        September 29, 2022 1:47 PM

        That happens right after its brief time as a boat.

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        September 29, 2022 2:00 PM

        I think it will be a submarine* for far longer than it will be a boat

        *Davy Jones’s Locker

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      September 29, 2022 2:56 PM

      This fucking guy.

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      September 30, 2022 12:13 AM

      cybertruck engineers: "he said what!?"

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        September 30, 2022 1:34 AM

        I wonder what's the split in his companies between people who are true Musk believers and those that find him ridiculous.

        I guess a lot of the tech they work on is cool so perhaps loads of folks willing to put up with his nonsense as a result?

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          September 30, 2022 1:53 AM

          I'd think it skews heavily to the latter. I find the CEO of my company pretty ridiculous and he doesn't spout a quarter of the madness musk does.

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