On today’s pressing episode of Quick Charge, we challenge the notion that all press is good press by filling the void of information surrounding this week’s Tesla Cybercab launch with a whole lot of bad news for the Full Self Driving brand.

This week’s headlines have been full of bad news for Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self Driving brands, but the big questions are more about the broken promises made to the company’s earliest believers – plus, Waymo racks up speeding tickets while IONNA slashes the cost of your electric road trips for Labor Day.

• Tesla opens search for Cybercab fleet sales, but FSD owners are still left out
• Tesla Cybercab is already under NHTSA investigation after launch
• A Tesla killed a motorcyclist on Autopilot/FSD, Tesla’s own data confirms
• Tesla confirms Full Self-Driving was active in a crash that killed a mother of five
• Tesla settles fatal Autopilot fire truck lawsuit, avoiding jury trial
• Waymo racked up 8,300+ SF parking tickets and nearly $1M in fines
• Road tripping? IONNA knocks nearly 50% off EV fast charging price for Labor Day
• Universal EV Chargers debuts $15 flat-rate fast charging across Illinois

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