A published Tesla patent application describes a truck suspension mode that tilts the vehicle to make loading a motorcycle or ATV easier. Carscoops identifies the filing as US 2026/0326744 A1. Its drawings show the familiar wedge-shaped pickup, but the text covers the idea broadly, not only for the Cybertruck.
How it works
- In ramp mode the front rises by up to 80 mm and the rear drops by up to 70 mm.
- Tesla says that cuts the breakover angle where a ramp meets the bed from about 45–55 degrees to about 20–30. A lower rear also allows a shorter ramp.
- Each corner is treated as a separate control. In the main example, an air spring at each wheel is filled or vented by a pump under a central controller.
- The driver picks the mode on the vehicle's screen or from a phone app.
Safeguards and other modes
Patentlyze reports that a validation check can block or delay the change if the truck is moving too fast, is in gear, has a door open or has a person aboard. While the mode is active, the truck is kept out of drive and reverse and the parking brake can be applied. Once a load is detected, the rear rises again.
The filing also describes a "dump mode" that lowers all four corners to bring the bed closer to the ground, and a level mode for camping on uneven ground. Carscoops notes that Tesla filed a similar adjustable-suspension application in November 2019.
Only an application
A patent application isn't a product commitment, and Tesla hasn't said whether ramp mode will ship. Carscoops points out that Tesla did confirm two Roadster features first spotted in patent filings, a fan-assisted suction system and an adjustable rear spoiler, during its October Roadster demo.
