Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shared some preliminary particulars behind the stunning Cybertruck explosion in entrance of the Trump Las Vegas lodge on Wednesday. One particular person was killed and 7 had been injured within the incident.
Musk’s preliminary feedback:
- Amid experiences of the Cybertruck explosion, Musk posted on X stating that the Tesla senior workforce is straight away investigating the incident.
- On the time, Musk famous that he would put up an replace as quickly as Tesla will get information from the ill-fated car.
- “The entire Tesla senior workforce is investigating this matter proper now. Will put up extra info as quickly as we study something. We’ve by no means seen something like this,” Musk wrote in a put up on X.
The entire Tesla senior workforce is investigating this matter proper now.
Will put up extra info as quickly as we study something.
We’ve by no means seen something like this. https://t.co/MpmICGvLXf
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 1, 2025
Tesla’s preliminary findings:
- In a follow-up put up, Musk acknowledged that Tesla may now affirm that the Cybertruck explosion was brought on by fireworks and/or a bomb that was saved within the all-electric pickup truck’s mattress.
- Which means that the explosion itself was not brought on by any fault within the car or any of its parts.
- The ill-fated Cybertruck was a rental unit. Stories have famous that the car was rented via Turo.
- Musk additionally famous that every one car telemetry was optimistic on the time of the explosion.
- “We’ve got now confirmed that the explosion was brought on by very massive fireworks and/or a bomb carried within the mattress of the rented Cybertruck and is unrelated to the car itself. All car telemetry was optimistic on the time of the explosion,” Musk wrote, later including that Tesla automobiles transmit their state of well being persistently.
We’ve got now confirmed that the explosion was brought on by very massive fireworks and/or a bomb carried within the mattress of the rented Cybertruck and is unrelated to the car itself.
All car telemetry was optimistic on the time of the explosion. https://t.co/HRjb87YbaJ
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 1, 2025
Seemingly intentional:
- The CEO additionally reiterated that regulation enforcement at present believes that the incident was most probably intentional.
- “Seems possible to be an act of terrorism. Each this Cybertruck and the F-150 suicide bomb in New Orleans had been rented from Turo. Maybe they’re linked ultimately,” Musk wrote in a later put up.
- As famous in a phase on MSNBC, three senior US regulation enforcement officers have reportedly acknowledged that the Cybertruck explosion was being investigated as a possible act of terrorism, and that the incident appeared intentional.
Seems more likely to be an act of terrorism.
Each this Cybertruck and the F-150 suicide bomb in New Orleans had been rented from Turo. Maybe they’re linked ultimately. https://t.co/MM6ehJO3SG
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 1, 2025


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