Breaking News: Cybertruck explodes in front of Trump Hotel

One inmate dead Cybertruck explodes in front of Trump Hotel

On New Year's morning, a Tesla Cybertruck exploded in Las Vegas - in front of, of all places, a Trump hotel. Any help comes too late for a person who was sitting in the vehicle. Tesla boss Musk speaks of an explosive device in the loading area.

One person was killed when a Tesla Cybertruck exploded in front of the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas. Seven people who were near the vehicle were slightly injured. There is still no official information about the cause of the explosion. It was 8:40 a.m. (local time) when the alarm was raised about a fire in the valet parking area in front of the hotel. The truck pulled up to the glass entrance of the Trump International Hotel when a... "große Explosion" said Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill. "Wie Sie sich vorstellen können, treffen wir nach einer Explosion hier auf dem berühmten Las Vegas Boulevard alle notwendigen Vorkehrungen, um die Sicherheit unserer Gemeinschaft zu gewährleisten." A search is underway for explosive devices, but there is currently no danger to the public. The police are particularly vigilant because of the attack in New Orleans. According to US President Joe Biden, investigators are examining possible connections to the death of a 42-year-old on New Year's Eve. However, there is currently no corresponding information. Investigators now believe that the New Orleans attacker was a sympathizer of the Islamic State jihadist militia.

First smoke, then explosion

According to local media, the authorities in Las Vegas are also investigating suspected terrorism. "Ich weiß, dass Sie viele Fragen haben"said lead FBI investigator Jeremy Schwartz. "Wir haben nicht viele Antworten." A video from a surveillance camera circulating on social networks presumably shows smoke initially escaping in the area of ​​the hubcaps before a huge explosion occurs.

Tesla boss Elon Musk assumes that it was not a technical error. The explosion is "durch einen sehr großen Feuerwerkskörper und/oder eine Bombe auf der Ladefläche des gemieteten Cybertrucks" was caused, wrote the close advisor to the future US President Donald Trump, on his platform X. You have "nichts mit dem Fahrzeug selbst zu tun" had. Its telematics data was at the time of the explosion "positiv" been. Telematics refers to the automatic measurement and transmission of vehicle data. Musk initially announced that the incident was being investigated "dem gesamten Tesla Senior Team" examined. "So etwas haben wir noch nie gesehen". Tesla's Cybertruck is a three-ton, futuristic pickup vehicle that is not registered in Europe. It has been shipping in the USA since the end of 2023.

The incident is reminiscent of an ongoing investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in 2024, in which a Tesla electric semi-truck crashed on a California highway and caught fire. According to automotive experts, fires in electric vehicles develop differently than in cars with internal combustion engines, often last longer and are more difficult to put out.