If he was there 15 seconds there was time to both light a fuse then shoot himself. Maybe that's what he was working on the hour before. Do we know if he was stopped for that hour or in motion?
I believe that is when he made several stops. He arrived in Vegas around 7:30 am. LE showed the truck driving straight through the valet lane at the hotel, then driving away. Then several stops were made and they know the businesses involved, just didn't say what they were.
I live in Colorado. Going directly west from Denver is Interstate 70. He would have encountered snow and very low temperatures on those days. I don't know how prevalent charging stations are along that route, but that could have been a factor too.
That's curious unless he had the time and was getting up courage. At first I thought the long route had to do with buying the mortars, but they are illegal in CO, NM, AZ and Nevada, per google searches.
A few years ago, we drove to Boulder, Colorado from South Texas. We avoided the shorter route due to weather. Glad we did. My daughter and her BF took the shorter route through Raton Pass. They ended up closing the pass and were delayed by a day.
This is the route Tesla In Car App would have suggested- the red markers are charging stops
Maybe he wanted to reassure himself the lane was free, no crowds. This guy didn't want to hurt anyone except draw attn to the hotel owner & vehicle company owner. So, what was he trying to draw the nation's attn to? Also, there are 2 hotel owners, not just one.
<RSBM>One relative said his wife had not heard from him in several days.
Investigation into Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas shows driver shot himself before the blast, officials say
Law enforcement in Las Vegas provided an update on the investigation into a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Hotel there early Wednesday.www.cbsnews.com
Set a timer?
Maybe? Hasn't been reported, but who knows?
Do you have any insight into Vehicle Telementry?
I can tell you first hand about the camera data. It depends on the privacy selection of the owner. Some data is stored only in the car (the inside cabin camera) and cannot be sent to Tesla. Some external camera data can be viewed if your privacy settings allow it. All of it is stored. There will be telemetry for speed data linked to traffic and weather monitoring (which it uses to update the Tesla Navigation system). Tesla also keeps a very robust set of data locally about the car. Tesla techs have access to all of this without the owner if they need it, its in the fine print of the privacy agreement. (if you go for service, you don't even need to provide a key)
Having driven that shorter route myself, in early January, all I can say is that much of it is not plowed regularly and parts of that Utah section are pretty desolate (the part between Green River and Salina).
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I don’t think this incident was planned to cause fear to the population, there has been no manifesto or a shred of evidence of extremism or radicalisation. I think it is just a case of a severely mentally unwell man taking his life and wanting the maximum attention.
Looks like he drove thru Las Vegas, New Mexico on the way to Nevada. I wonder if he choose the wrong Las Vegas in GPS?
I wouldn't think so. Just MOO....
