Elon Musk’s Tesla Cybertruck may be advertised as being ‘built for any adventure’ but unfortunately, one ended up being defeated by a small hill and had to get a tow.
From a ‘major flaw’ being spotted ahead of winter to another person’s Cybertruck sinking into the ground, Tesla’s electric pick-up truck hasn’t been faring as well as hoped. And another video of one of the vehicles getting into a spot of bother hasn’t gone unnoticed online.
The Cybertruck can be seen down a small slope which is covered in a bit of snow – not particularly deep, but on a slope nonetheless. And that was me trying to be kind, because the slope is minor, certainly not steep or treacherous.
Alas, behind the Cybertruck you can see a Ford pickup truck with a tow line extending to the front of the stricken Tesla.
A video shows the Cybertruck’s wheels spinning helplessly as it struggles to get any traction even with the tow attached – oh and the supposed off-road tires.
The caption for the video – originally posted to Instagram by @mchambers_22 – explains the ‘RC’ version of the vehicle reportedly had issues with traction control due to a software bug.
Not only that, but the caption details the vehicle allegedly wasn’t equipped with pickup points or recovery points – which would certainly make the process of helping the truck easier.
And the video is made all the more awkward given Tesla and Ford had a go firing shots at each other on social media over the two company’s individual trucks.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to share a video of a Cybertruck pulling a Ford F-150, while Ford shared a video of a Ford F-150 tackling a difficult test hill which a Cybertruck had appeared to struggle with.
And it’s not taken long for people to weigh in.
One person posted an image from the video to Reddit with the caption: “Is the [Ford] F-150 recovery truck included in the Founders edition?”
Some rushed to the Cybertruck’s defence.
One wrote: “Just finding the limits, a software tweak and it all good,” as a second said: “This RC prototype didn’t have right software for off road conditions.”
However, others couldn’t help themselves.
One joked: “You got it backwards bud. The Cyberbeast just caught its prey and [is] about to pull it in for the kill.”
And someone else put: “Cybertruck can get stuck off road in 2.6 seconds. Faster than any truck on earth.”
Meanwhile, another was more scathing, posting: “It doesn’t at all seem like the type of situation that mandates a tow recovery. I’d be really embarrassed if I couldn’t make it up that grade with some snow. If I saw this I’d stop payment on my $120k check.”
UNILAD previously reached out to Tesla for comment.
