Driver of Tesla Cybertruck killed in explosion outside Trump Las Vegas hotel ID’d as Army vet Matthew Livelsberger

The driver of the Tesla Cybertruck who was killed when the vehicle exploded outside of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas has been identified as a Colorado resident who served in the Army.

Law enforcement sources confirmed to The Post that Matthew Livelsberger, 37, rented the electric pickup truck that went up in flames New Year’s Day in the valet area of the hotel.

Livelsberger was behind the wheel of the Tesla truck, which was packed with firework-style mortars, camping fuel and canisters, during the explosion, News5 reported early Thursday, citing law enforcement sources.

A Tesla Cybertruck in flames after exploding outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on Jan. 1, 2025. Alcides Antunes via REUTERS

Livelsberger has several addresses in Colorado Springs, at least one of which was swarmed by the feds late Wednesday, KTNV reported.

The dramatic explosion outside the Vegas Trump hotel is being investigated by the FBI as a possible act of terror.

The driver of Tesla was killed in the blast and at least seven bystanders suffered minor injuries.

It occurred hours after Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, carried out a terror attack in New Orleans early Wednesday, killing at least 15 people when he rammed his rented pickup truck through crowds along Bourbon Street.

Surveillance cameras captured the moment the Tesla exploded outside the hotel.
The charred remains of the Cybertruck after the fire was extinguished by first responders. LVMPD

The vehicles in both the New Orleans attack and the Trump Las Vegas hotel Tesla explosion were rented using the app Turo, officials have said.

Livelsberger, like Jabbar, had served in the Army, according to Denver7.

Contents of the Cybertruck’s bed after the explosion. LVMPD
The truck’s driver, Matthew Livelsberger, was the only killed in the explosion. LVMPD

The FBI is probing a possible connection between the two men, according to KTNV.

A man who identified himself as Livelsberger’s father declined to comment when reached by The Post late Wednesday.