What's Turo? The 'Airbnb of cars' was used in New Orleans and Las Vegas incidents
An online car rental service is under scrutiny after it was used in two incidents Wednesday.
An online car rental service is under scrutiny after it was used in two incidents Wednesday.
The platform, Turo, is known as an “Airbnb of cars,” as it allows individual car owners to rent out their vehicles. Vehicle owners, known as “hosts,” can post cars to Turo’s website, where people can then rent them, with payments made through the platform.
Turo acknowledged it was used in both incidents in an online statement posted Wednesday.
"It is with a heavy heart that we confirm that this morning’s horrific attack in New Orleans and this afternoon’s Tesla Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas both involved vehicles rented on Turo," the company said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families."
It said it did not believe the individuals who may have rented the autos involved in the incidents had criminal backgrounds "that would have identified them as a security threat," and that it was not aware of any information that indicates the two incidents were related.
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