The year 2025 began with the news about the Tesla Cybertruck explosion at the door of the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States). From the first moment it was clear that it was not an accident that had happened due to some fault in the vehicle, it was a act perpetrated intentionally for someone The investigation has pointed directly to the army veteran, Matthew Livelsberger, who committed suicide just before this attack with no other fatalities other than the perpetrator.
Livelsberger had loaded the pick-up fuel tanks and fireworks before taking his own life with a gun. Hence the spectacular explosion of the Cybertruck and the uncertainty on the part of the authorities. The positive part is that in these types of incidents it is now much easier to carry out an investigation. In fact, it has been demonstrated that manufacturers They have more data on cars than we think and that privacy is called into question.
It is clear that in the event that a crime is committed, we all support making things easier to discover what has happened. But the limits are very blurred. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police has directly thanked Elon Musk for share additional information about the Tesla Cybertruck that was rented by the perpetrator of the explosion. That includes its location at all times, from its original position in Colorado Springs to the Trump Hotel where it exploded.
It is demonstrated that the manufacturers They collect a lot of data of their vehicles and others that can be used to know details of the lives of their users. Most will quickly hand them over to the authorities if demanded, even without a court order involved. The thing is that not only GPS location goes and car movements, other data may also exist.
In the privacy policies that many times we accept without reading, details such as complete identification, driver’s license, credit card, information on health, ethnic origin, religious beliefs or sexual orientation are being transferred; among other things. It changes between what the user shares and the manufacturer, but it leaves drivers exposed for the mere fact of purchasing a car.
