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Matthew Livelsberger, a 37-year-old Army veteran from Colorado Springs, has been identified as the driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day.

Livelsberger died in the blast, which injured seven people with minor injuries.

Authorities are investigating the explosion as a potential act of terror, noting Livelsberger’s military connection to Shamsud Din Jabbar, the suspect in the deadly New Orleans attack hours earlier.

Firework mortars and fuel canisters were found in the truck, with no confirmed motive yet.

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    4 days ago

    No, it doesn’t, cars don’t usually explode from internal sources that would ricochet off the walls.

    Occupants usually die from external things crumpling / penetrating the shell, or just from the internal forces of coming to a stop too fast.

    I hate Musk as much as the next person but this an absurd reach. Not every possible factor of everything he’s ever touched has to be bad in every way.

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      4 days ago

      No, it doesn’t, cars don’t usually explode from internal sources that would ricochet off the walls

      Where do you think the battery is located?

      If a cyber truck catches fire or explodes, it’s built like an oven and contains the forces whether thats an explosion or heat from a fire.

      When you couple with issues exiting the vehicle in an emergency it’s a valid safety concern.

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        You have literally zero data or source to back that up. You made up bullshit because you’re salty about Musk.

        Batteries catch fire, they don’t explode, and the batteries are located beneath the steel floor.

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          I have a fried who’s elementary age child acts like this with musk.

          It’s weird if yout parents let you on social media alone, it’s weird if this is actually an adult

          Either way, have a nice life. If you’re nicer to others, they may help you understand things, no one will help you when you act lol kentgis tho

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            Bruh, Musk is a low life piece of shit with more than enough valid reasons to shit on him.

            So when you flat out make up reaching bullshit like this, it just gives his fans reason to think his haters are rabid and irrational.

            Don’t project your childishness onto others, and don’t make up baseless bullshit about automotive safety. You wanna talk about the, imho, flat out criminally negligent placement of Tesla’s emergency door releases, I’m all there. You wanna talk about how having a strong roll cage around the car makes it more dangerous and I’m gonna need to see something backing that up. Spreading misinformation is still spreading misinformation.