A Tesla Cybertruck that was being illegally driven on a California beach has proven to be no match for the sandy shore.
These space-age cars, touted on the Tesla website as “durable and rugged enough to go anywhere” and as “apocalypse-proof” by Tesla CEO Elon Musk himself, are sold to drivers with the promise of being able to drive through any environment.
However, local news station KSBW reported that a Cyberstruck got stuck on Marina State Beach, about 10 miles north of Monterey, on Monday afternoon.
A Tesla Cybertruck got stuck while illegally driving on Marina State Beach. The owners were able to get off the sand after deflating their tires. They were cited by the State Parks. pic.twitter.com/oFwF2VkTJH
— KSBW Action News 8 (@ksbw) March 5, 2024
“The owner of the Tesla Cybertruck, who is from Nevada, drove the vehicle onto Marina State Beach over a curb and sidewalk and past a sign stating ‘No Vehicles on Beach or Dunes,'” a California State Parks spokesperson told San Francisco news outlet SFGATE. “The Cybertruck soon got stuck on the beach.”
Newsweek reached out to Tesla for comment.
The Tesla Cybertruck is an electric pick-up truck first announced at a live event in 2019. Musk boasted that the truck was near-indestructible and could withstand even a sledgehammer to its “armor glass” windows. To prove this, a Tesla executive threw a baseball at the car, which promptly smashed one of the windows.
Musk has since claimed that the truck is capable of withstanding fire from handguns, an armor-piercing arrow, and a Thompson submachine gun. The rear-wheel drive versions are on sale for around $57,000, with all-wheel drive models being available for $76,000 and above. Production of the Cybertruck was scheduled to start in late 2021, but various delays meant it didn’t begin until July 2023, with vehicles only being delivered in November last year.
This driver was able to escape from the beach after deflating the car’s tires, allowing them to roll the truck back to the road. According to the State Parks spokesperson, the driver received a $280 fine for breaking the rule regarding driving on the beach.
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This event comes only a day after another Cybertruck crashed into the sign in front of the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Other Cybertruck drivers have been plagued with a litany of issues, including rust marks on its “ultra-hard stainless-steel exoskeleton” that supposedly “helps to reduce dents, damage and long-term corrosion,” software issues, and brake failures. The truck has also been seen to fail off-road elsewhere, being caught on camera spinning its wheels on a snowy slope in Stanislaus National Forest.
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