US EditionNation’s Largest Fleet of Police Cybertrucks to Patrol Las Vegas
A $2.7 million donation from Silicon Valley venture capitalists provided 10 bulletproof Tesla Cybertrucks to Las Vegas police, aiming to enhance safety and save taxpayer money.
- On Nov 1, 2025, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department will field 10 black-and-white Tesla Cybertrucks donated by Ben Horowitz and Felicia Horowitz totaling about $2.7 million.
- The Horowitzes have previously donated between $8 million to $9 million for Project Blue Sky, with Ben Horowitz saying their gifts reflect public safety concerns and budget challenges, while Kevin McMahill said they wanted to prevent Las Vegas from 'becoming California' in crime.
- Metro said the vehicles are fitted with shotguns, shields, ladders and extra battery capacity, each Cybertruck valued between $80,000 and $115,000 and lacking self-driving features.
- Critics and civil liberties groups warned the donation risks blurring public and private interests and boosting Tesla's brand, while Ed Obayashi, special prosecutor in California, said such donations are common and legal.
- Regulators note that Cybertrucks have been repeatedly recalled, including more than 46,000 in March and over 63,000 in October, while federal regulators probe Tesla's self-driving feature; Robert Wicks said recalls were handled before the trucks arrived.
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LAS VEGAS — The nation’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. Read more...
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siliconvalley.comSilicon Valley billionaire donates fleet of police Cybertrucks to patrol Las Vegas
The 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.
Cybertruck fleet to patrol Las Vegas
The nation'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.
Las Vegas now has some of the first Tesla Cybertrucks in active police service, flying the official colors of the police force. The ten electric vehicles were donated by billionaire and tech entrepreneur Ben Horowitz, so taxpayers don't pay for them. The Cybertrucks were customized by Unplugged Performance and are equipped with lights, sirens, a PA system and rugged terrain reinforcements. The LVMPD predicts that each vehicle will save at least …
The self-driving feature has been removed from the converted police cars.
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