A vehicle explosion outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, linked to an active-duty Army soldier, highlights the level of user data collected by Tesla's Cybertruck and Elon Musk's willingness to share it with authorities. This incident follows a deadly New Year's Eve attack in New Orleans, where a suspect drove an F-150 through a crowd, raising concerns about potential connections and the role of rental platforms like Turo.
Police block the area after a vehicle caught fire and exploded outside the lobby of President-elect Donald Trump's hotel Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.
The suspect in the New Year's Eve attack -- Shamsud-Din Jabbar -- was in the military and died during a shootout shortly after the rampage. The man involved in the Cybertruck attack -- active-duty Army soldier Matthew Livelsberger -- shot and killed himself just prior to the explosion. So far, investigators have found no connection tying Livelsberger to Jabbar.
“He gave us quite a bit of additional information in regards to—the vehicle was locked due to the nature of the force from the explosion, as well as being able to capture all of the video from Tesla charging stations across the country, he sent that directly to us, so I appreciate his help on that,” Clark County sheriff Kevin McMahill said at a press conference, referring to the Tesla founder.
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