{"id":697894,"date":"2025-11-02T13:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T10:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nations-largest-fleet-of-police-cybertrucks-to-patrol-las-vegas\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T13:00:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T10:00:43","slug":"nations-largest-fleet-of-police-cybertrucks-to-patrol-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nations-largest-fleet-of-police-cybertrucks-to-patrol-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"Nation&#8217;s largest fleet of police Cybertrucks to patrol Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d5590ec983\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d5590ec983\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nations-largest-fleet-of-police-cybertrucks-to-patrol-las-vegas\/#n_repeatedly_recalled\" >n repeatedly recalled<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nations-largest-fleet-of-police-cybertrucks-to-patrol-las-vegas\/#Some_express_concerns_with_private_donation\" >Some express concerns with private donation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nations-largest-fleet-of-police-cybertrucks-to-patrol-las-vegas\/#Donation_comes_from_tech_venture_capitalist\" >Donation comes from tech venture capitalist<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2025\/nations-largest-fleet.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2025\/nations-largest-fleet.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Tesla Cybertrucks owned by the Las Vegas Metro Police department is on display in Las Vegas on Tuesday Oct, 28th 2025. Credit: AP Photo\/Ty ONeil\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2025\/nations-largest-fleet.jpg\" alt=\"Nation's largest fleet of police Cybertrucks to patrol Las Vegas\" title=\"Tesla Cybertrucks owned by the Las Vegas Metro Police department is on display in Las Vegas on Tuesday Oct, 28th 2025. Credit: AP Photo\/Ty ONeil\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Tesla Cybertrucks owned by the Las Vegas Metro Police department is on display in Las Vegas on Tuesday Oct, 28th 2025. Credit: AP Photo\/Ty ONeil<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The nation&#8217;s largest police fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks is set to begin patrolling the streets of Las Vegas in November thanks to a donation from a U.S. tech billionaire, raising concerns about the blurring of lines between public and private interests.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Welcome to the future of policing,&#8221; Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill said during a recent press conference, surrounded by the Cybertrucks while drones hovered overhead and a police helicopter circled above him.<\/p>\n<p>The fleet of 10 black-and-white Cybertrucks of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department with flashing lights and sirens are wr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed with the police department&#8217;s logo. About 400 officers have been trained to operate the trucks that will use public charging stations.<\/p>\n<p>The all-electric vehicles are equipped with shotguns, shields and ladders and additional battery capacity to better handle the demands of a police department, McMahill said.<\/p>\n<p>The donation has raised concerns from government oversight experts about private donors&#8217; influence on public departments and the boost to the Tesla brand. The department is the latest U.S. city to turn to Tesla models even as Elon Musk &#8216;s electric vehicle company has faced blowback because of his work earlier in the year to advance the president&#8217;s political agenda and downsize the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>McMahill noted the trucks will help keep officers safer because they are bulletproof, while Metro&#8217;s other squad cars are not. Each Cybertruck is valued at somewhere between $80,000 and $115,000 and will be used to respond to calls like barricades and shootings in addition to regular patrols.<\/p>\n<p>The Cybertrucks also offer unique benefits such as a shorter turn radius, he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They look a little bit different than the patrol cars that we have out there, but they represent something far bigger than just a police car,&#8221; the sheriff said. &#8220;They represent innovation. They represent sustainability, and they represent our continued commitment to serve this community with the best tools that we have available, safely, efficiently and responsibly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2025\/nations-largest-fleet-1.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2025\/nations-largest-fleet-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"A Tesla Cybertruck owned by the Las Vegas Metro Police department is on display in Las Vegas on Tuesday Oct, 28th 2025. Credit: AP Photo\/Ty ONeil\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2025\/nations-largest-fleet-1.jpg\" alt=\"Nation's largest fleet of police Cybertrucks to patrol Las Vegas\" title=\"A Tesla Cybertruck owned by the Las Vegas Metro Police department is on display in Las Vegas on Tuesday Oct, 28th 2025. Credit: AP Photo\/Ty ONeil\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                A Tesla Cybertruck owned by the Las Vegas Metro Police department is on display in Las Vegas on Tuesday Oct, 28th 2025. Credit: AP Photo\/Ty ONeil<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Cybertrucks have bee<\/b><\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                        <!-- TechX - News - In-article --><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"n_repeatedly_recalled\"><\/span>n repeatedly recalled<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The fleet comes amid a roller coaster year for Tesla that has dealt with multiple recalls.<\/p>\n<p>In March, U.S. safety regulators recalled virtually all Cybertrucks on the road.<\/p>\n<p>The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration&#8217;s recall, which covered more than 46,000 Cybertrucks, warned that an exterior panel that runs along the left and right side of the windshield can detach while driving, creating a dangerous road hazard for other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash. Tesla offered to replace the panels free of charge in notification letters sent out in May.<\/p>\n<p>In late October, Tesla announced another recall of more than 63,000 Cybertrucks in the U.S. because the front lights are too bright, which may cause a distraction to other drivers and increase the risk of a collision.<\/p>\n<p>Las Vegas officer Robert Wicks with the department&#8217;s public information office said all of Tesla&#8217;s recalls will have been dealt with before the Cybertrucks patrol the streets. The March recall regarding panel issues was handled before the department received the trucks, he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2025\/nations-largest-fleet-2.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2025\/nations-largest-fleet-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"A member of the Las Vegas Police Department inspects a Tesla Cybertruck, part of the department's fleet of vehicles, in Las Vegas on Tuesday Oct, 28th 2025. Credit: AP Photo\/Ty ONeil\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2025\/nations-largest-fleet-2.jpg\" alt=\"Nation's largest fleet of police Cybertrucks to patrol Las Vegas\" title=\"A member of the Las Vegas Police Department inspects a Tesla Cybertruck, part of the department's fleet of vehicles, in Las Vegas on Tuesday Oct, 28th 2025. Credit: AP Photo\/Ty ONeil\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                A member of the Las Vegas Police Department inspects a Tesla Cybertruck, part of the department&#8217;s fleet of vehicles, in Las Vegas on Tuesday Oct, 28th 2025. Credit: AP Photo\/Ty ONeil<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Federal regulators also have opened yet another investigation into Tesla&#8217;s self-driving feature after dozens of incidents in which the cars ran red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road, sometimes crashing into other vehicles and causing injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The Cybertrucks modified for the Las Vegas police fleet do not have any kind of self-driving feature.<\/p>\n<p>Laura Martin, executive director of the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada Action Fund, said the imposing trucks with their sharp angles &#8220;seems like they&#8217;re designed for intimidation and not safety.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It just seems like Cybertrucks arriving on the streets of Clark County shows that Sheriff McMahill is prioritizing corporate giveaways and police militarization over real community needs,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Some_express_concerns_with_private_donation\"><\/span>Some express concerns with private donation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The donation comes after President Donald Trump earlier this year shopped for a new Tesla on the White House driveway and said he hoped his purchase would help the company as it struggled with sagging sales and declining stock prices.<\/p>\n<p>Athar Haseebullah, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, said now the Las Vegas fleet of another Tesla model &#8220;to patrol our communities really draws the next parallel there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2025\/nations-largest-fleet-3.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2025\/nations-largest-fleet-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Sheriff Keven McMahill talks about Tesla Cybertrucks owned by the Las Vegas Metro Police department in Las Vegas, Tuesday Oct. 28th 2025. Credit: AP Photo\/Ty ONeil\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2025\/nations-largest-fleet-3.jpg\" alt=\"Nation's largest fleet of police Cybertrucks to patrol Las Vegas\" title=\"Sheriff Keven McMahill talks about Tesla Cybertrucks owned by the Las Vegas Metro Police department in Las Vegas, Tuesday Oct. 28th 2025. Credit: AP Photo\/Ty ONeil\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                Sheriff Keven McMahill talks about Tesla Cybertrucks owned by the Las Vegas Metro Police department in Las Vegas, Tuesday Oct. 28th 2025. Credit: AP Photo\/Ty ONeil<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Haseebullah also is worried about the Cybertrucks&#8217; surveillance abilities that the public may not be unaware of, and that the fleet might give Tesla access to police data.<\/p>\n<p>Following the explosion of a Cybertruck outside of Trump&#8217;s Las Vegas tower earlier this year, Tesla was able to provide detailed data of the driver inside, including the driver&#8217;s movements leading up to the explosion.<\/p>\n<p>Ed Obayashi, a special prosecutor in California and an expert on national and state police practices, said private donations to law enforcement is not uncommon nor illegal unless a local or state law prohibits it.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, the donation is a physical piece of equipment, and the money can&#8217;t be diverted to something else, Obayashi said. That said, he doesn&#8217;t think the trucks provide the department with a specific advantage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s not going to be really any distinct or noticeable advantage or benefits, so to speak, other than the fact that it&#8217;s a free vehicle and it saves the taxpayers money to replace equipment,&#8221; Obayashi said.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                        <!-- TechX - News - In-article --><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Donation_comes_from_tech_venture_capitalist\"><\/span>Donation comes from tech venture capitalist<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Las Vegas fleet was a donation totaling about $2.7 million from Ben Horowitz, co-founder of the Silicon Valley venture capital firm known as Andreessen Horowitz, or a16z, and his wife, Felicia Horowitz.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2025\/nations-largest-fleet-4.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2025\/nations-largest-fleet-4.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"A Tesla Cybertruck owned by the Las Vegas Metro Police department is on display in Las Vegas, Tuesday Oct. 28th 2025. Credit: AP Photo\/Ty ONeil\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2025\/nations-largest-fleet-4.jpg\" alt=\"Nation's largest fleet of police Cybertrucks to patrol Las Vegas\" title=\"A Tesla Cybertruck owned by the Las Vegas Metro Police department is on display in Las Vegas, Tuesday Oct. 28th 2025. Credit: AP Photo\/Ty ONeil\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                A Tesla Cybertruck owned by the Las Vegas Metro Police department is on display in Las Vegas, Tuesday Oct. 28th 2025. Credit: AP Photo\/Ty ONeil<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The couple, who live in Las Vegas, have made multiple donations to the department, including between $8 million to $9 million for Project Blue Sky, the department&#8217;s implementation of drones throughout the valley. They&#8217;ve also donated funds to buy emergency call <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> and license plate readers\u2014products from companies in which Andreessen Horowitz invests.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Horowitz, who has donated to political campaigns for both Democrats and Republicans, was among the investors who backed Elon Musk&#8217;s bid to take over <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, now known as X.<\/p>\n<p>His venture capitalist firm also hosted McMahill and Metro Chief of Staff Mike Gennaro on a podcast in November 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Ben and Felicia Horowitz could not be reached for comment, however in a 2024 blog post, Ben Horowitz described their interest in donating to the department, stressing the importance of public safety and the difficulties public sectors have in budgeting for technology.<\/p>\n<p>McMahill said the couple wanted to make sure that Las Vegas didn&#8217;t &#8220;become California when it comes to crime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                \u00a9 2025 The Associated Press. 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