Yay Hardware upgrade CPU and memory

[Batteryman]

Can’t help but have mixed feelings about this. Seems like a lot of what it’s improving is stuff that doesn’t work properly in the original infotainment, which seems like it should be covered by warranty since the original system doesn’t really work as sold. The branding of it all as an upgrade is obviously designed to avoid any admission that there were glaring issues with the infotainment as sold. Which is legitimately surprising given how many substantial upgrades and improvements HAVE been covered under warranty since 2022.

Meanwhile, my software issues have gotten dramatically worse (as in, the entire system takes twice as long to start when I try and get the car going, and I’ve had to reset it quite a bit more often to even get all the screens going) since the last software update. Now that we know about this, it feels likely that the latest software was designed for the upgraded hardware and wasn’t really designed for the original unit. Yes, that’s something phone manufacturers have been doing for over a decade, but to have it start happening to cars (where the software gets updated to the point that the hardware stops working properly unless you pay to upgrade it) is pretty concerning if it becomes a pattern.

I’ll reserve final judgment until we have some real world reports regarding the process and the change, but I’m curious if other people have suddenly finicky software issues that arose with 2.7 that just miraculously go away when they spend $950… it IS great to have optional upgrade paths for consumers if that’s truly all it is, but if future software updates continue to work poorly on the system as sold, that would be a problem. Because then it’s not really optional or an upgrade.

Cars are now phones on wheels, this is the new norm. They will be software driven. I would give credit to Lucid for offering this. You do understand tonnes of new features and functionality has been added since the car was introduced? If you want those improvements, you need to accept software bugs. Or, you can just drive around with a dinosaur, you can’t have it both ways.

 

[GT2022Owner]

If you’re in the NYC area, Plainview is taking appointments but doesn’t have the hardware in yet— so they’re making appointments for late August. For now they said it’s only at the service center, but might be offered as a mobile tech visit by then.

 

[borski]

Borski, any improvement with keyless entry and profile switching?

Profile switching *way* faster. Takes only like 5-6 seconds now. Keyless entry is the same.

One note: when you get the upgrade, you’ll have to set up all of your profiles and settings again, so take that into consideration.

 

[Zothor]

Cars are now phones on wheels, this is the new norm. They will be software driven. I would give credit to Lucid for offering this. You do understand tonnes of new features and functionality has been added since the car was introduced? If you want those improvements, you need to accept software bugs. Or, you can just drive around with a dinosaur, you can’t have it both ways.

You’re seriously calling a three year old car a dinosaur? …. They may both be software driven, but they are not the same. Particularly when this car costs 60-100 times as much as a high end phone.

 

[borski]

You’re seriously calling a three year old car a dinosaur? …. They may both be software driven, but they are not the same. Particularly when this car costs 60-100 times as much as a high end phone.

It’s not a dinosaur, by any means, but there is one important point: the car is 3 years old from a production perspective, but the infrastructure and equipment inside it can be quite a bit older. The v1 CCC is a chip from 2015-2017, because that was when the vehicle was designed.

The new one is modern, and newer by almost a decade.

That doesn’t make the car a dinosaur, but the CCC is a big upgrade from a “processing power” perspective. Whether that is useful to you is best left as an exercise to the reader.

 

[Lucken]

That doesn’t make the car a dinosaur, but the CCC is a big upgrade from a “processing power” perspective. Whether that is useful to you is best left as an exercise to the reader.

As has been said, if the observable benefits (slightly or significantly less lag depending on who is posting their observations) are important to you, then go for it. For me, at least at this point where the new chip is not tied to new features, I’m in no rush.

 

[Miami_Lucid_Man]

Coincidentally I had a pre arranged pickup at my house this morning from service to fix a creaking right front suspension and they dropped off a loaner. The Lucid employee wasn’t aware of this new “chip” upgrade! I told him look into it because people will be asking about it.

 

[idiot900]

It’s not a dinosaur, by any means, but there is one important point: the car is 3 years old from a production perspective, but the infrastructure and equipment inside it can be quite a bit older. The v1 CCC is a chip from 2015-2017, because that was when the vehicle was designed.

The new one is modern, and newer by almost a decade.

That doesn’t make the car a dinosaur, but the CCC is a big upgrade from a “processing power” perspective. Whether that is useful to you is best left as an exercise to the reader.

I value UI responsiveness. When the cameras fire up for the first time after an infotainment boot, as often as not, the music being played gets briefly distorted - sounds suspiciously like DMA buffers are not being filled in time because the infotainment is busy with the camera views - which are themselves laggy for a short time. So $950 for a more luxurious experience in an already unnecessary luxury car makes sense to me. If there's better functionality down the line, I view that as an added bonus.

 

[Sandvinsd]

Profile switching *way* faster. Takes only like 5-6 seconds now. Keyless entry is the same.

One note: when you get the upgrade, you’ll have to set up all of your profiles and settings again, so take that into consideration.

Do you need to set up the garage / gate openers again? That was a big PIA for me the first time. Don’t really want to go through that again.

 

[emoylv]

I’ve had this for a few months now (I was the first, but paid the same price), and I’m glad the cat is finally out of the bag. This is the same CCC that is in the 2025+ vehicles and the Sapphire.

IMHO, the price is very reasonable and I highly recommend it. YMMV, of course, but my car has felt a lot snappier.

Do you notice if the display is cooler to the touch than the old screen. Mine gets uncomfortably hot sometimes, almost hard to touch.

 

[JGard18]

I just had a realization. My car went in for service back in April because the pilot panel was doing some weird things. The SC said the CCC was bad and replaced it. It's wishful thinking on my part, but I wonder if they would have just replaced it with a current CCC, or if there's any way if I could tell. I didn't really notice any snappiness updates, so probably not

 

[WCWIII]

I must have missed that, where do you get the CCS to Tesla NACS adapter?

I don't have chapter and verse, but it was a promise that by Q2, official access to Tesla chargers along with a Lucid supplied adapter would be available. So far, it remains a promise.

 

[tonybot]

I just had a realization. My car went in for service back in April because the pilot panel was doing some weird things. The SC said the CCC was bad and replaced it. It's wishful thinking on my part, but I wonder if they would have just replaced it with a current CCC, or if there's any way if I could tell. I didn't really notice any snappiness updates, so probably not

Did you receive the email about the upgrade? If not you may already have v2. That is what the Houston SC told me. That is the clarification they received from Lucid HQ.

 

[borski]

As has been said, if the observable benefits (slightly or significantly less lag depending on who is posting their observations) are important to you, then go for it. For me, at least at this point where the new chip is not tied to new features, I’m in no rush.

I’m not trying to convince anyone. I agree with you it will only matter to some people.

I was just clarifying the distinction between the chip of old and the chip of new.

 

[borski]

Do you need to set up the garage / gate openers again? That was a big PIA for me the first time. Don’t really want to go through that again.

Yes. But honestly, it took like two seconds for me because of ratgdo, which gives me a “Learn” toggle via software rather than finding a ladder.

 

[borski]

Do you notice if the display is cooler to the touch than the old screen. Mine gets uncomfortably hot sometimes, almost hard to touch.

This won’t change.

 

[borski]

I just had a realization. My car went in for service back in April because the pilot panel was doing some weird things. The SC said the CCC was bad and replaced it. It's wishful thinking on my part, but I wonder if they would have just replaced it with a current CCC, or if there's any way if I could tell. I didn't really notice any snappiness updates, so probably not

They did not.

 

[David R.]

I don't have chapter and verse, but it was a promise that by Q2, official access to Tesla chargers along with a Lucid supplied adapter would be available. So far, it remains a promise.

I was told yesterday at the King of Prussia showroom to expect the NACS adapter and functionality by the end of this month FWIW.

 

[JoshG]

I was told yesterday at the King of Prussia showroom to expect the NACS adapter and functionality by the end of this month FWIW.

 

[GT2022Owner]

I was told yesterday at the King of Prussia showroom to expect the NACS adapter and functionality by the end of this month FWIW.

The functionality is already there. Tesla opened up the superchargers to Lucids earlier this year. The lectron 3rd party adapter works on them now

Keep in mind: only V3 and up superchargers will work (older ones don’t have the ability to “talk” to non-Teslas) and you can only get 45kW out of them for now. (Once Tesla upgrades their power supply to 1000 watts, you’ll get 300+ kW charging — but that could be a ways off)