Ahead of the Tesla AI Day, Elon Musk tried to raise the hype around the Cybertruck, saying that the still-vaporware electric truck would be able to float and even cross the “seas that aren’t too choppy.” That didn’t go lightly with many people, with the San Francisco Bay Ferry among the most acid.
The Cybertruck is probably the most anticipated Tesla model of all time and also the one that caused Elon Musk the most headaches. When Musk tweeted on Thursday that the Cybertruck would be able to float, the Internet filled with memes.
According to Musk, the Cybertruck would be able to “cross rivers, lakes & even seas that aren’t too choppy.” He said it “needs to be able” to cross the channel from Starbase to South Padre Island. This is a 1,310 feet (400 meters) strait in south Texas. Crossing it could potentially save a lot of commute time compared to using regular roads.
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