The Tesla Cybertruck might not be as Mars-proof as some were led to believe, but a new video proves that it can rock crawl. After some embarrassing moments on snow, sand, and some stairs, the Tesla team says it’s working on new off-roading software. It published a few clips of the angular pickup tackling famous Moab off-road obstacles to prove it.
Just yesterday, a now-viral video popped up of the Cybertruck getting stuck in sand. Previously, individuals documented it struggling on a snowy hill and others lamented how it tackled a well-known off-roading course in California. Part of those struggles could be related to a lack of software. Tesla is developing “locking differentials” for the truck and these videos show some of the testing.
First, the team released a video simply dubbed “Climbing Hell’s Revenge” where we see a Cybertruck slowly but surely traverse a steep climb on the 6.5-mile trail. It takes the truck almost exactly 60 seconds to go from the bottom to the top without very much drama at all. The shot then expands to show that two other Cybertrucks were already up the obstacle.
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Wes Morrill, the lead engineer on the Cybertruck dipped into the comments to explain a little about what we’re seeing. ” We’ve been sharpening the pencil for Off-Road controls and that will come to the fleet in an OTA update. The Trimotor (video hero) is like off-roading in easy mode. The two dual-motor Baja trucks at the end also made it up. And it’s doable without lockers, though takes more skill,” he says.
He didn’t share any information on when Cybertruck owners might gain access to this updated software. On the other hand, he did publish a second video of the pickup taking a dip and then climbing back out of another famous obstacle named Hot Tub. The pothole in the petrified dune makes for a straightforward but ominous-looking path.
It’s great to see Tesla making progress on an update that should help end users enjoy the vehicle more. Maybe it’ll even reduce the amount of embarrassing Cyberstuck videos that pop up online too. Morrill says that another video of the Cybertruck in Baja mode is coming soon so keep your eyes out for that one.