The deadly New Orleans terror attack and the Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year’s Day have at least one connection — the car sharing app Turo.
While officials have indicated that they have no evidence so far that the two incidents may be linked, investigators have determined the pickup truck used by a terrorist on Bourbon Street and the exploding Tesla truck were both procured using Turo.
Turo is a platform that allows users to rent vehicles from trusted hosts that are registered with the site.
Users punch in their location and are presented with a variety of rentable cars in the area, from sports cars to minivans and everything in between.
There are very limited requirements for renters to secure a car from Turo.
Renters using Turo are not required to have a US license and are not required to have personal insurance coverage to rent a car, according to Turo’s website.
Renters do need a valid driver’s license to be a Turo account holder, and to be of age, which in the US is 18 years old.
“In most cases, you’ll get approved immediately,” Turo boasts on their website.
The site says most hosts will organize the delivery of the rented car to the guest.
Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday, killing one.AP
Renters can alternatively pick up the cars at designated locations such as parking lots or homes.
Contactless pickup methods, involving lock-boxes or app-based unlocking are also common practice.
Turo operates in the US, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and France.
Shamsud-Din Jabbar killed at least 15 people and injured 30 more New Year’s Eve revelers in a car attack in the early morning hours of Wednesday in New Orleans French Quarter.
Authorities said Jabbar used Turo to rent the white Ford electric pickup truck used in the terror attack.
Later Wednesday, a Tesla Cybertruck parked outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas exploded, killing one.
That Cybertruck was rented using the Turo app, according to law enforcement.
No arrests have been made in connection to the Tesla truck explosion, which is being investigated as a possible act of terror.
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