The oil change comparison puts it in perspective. $950 for a low-production automotive computer, inclusive of labor at luxury brand rates, is an impressively low number to me. Note that these computers need to function in really harsh conditions that your average iPad or laptop does not, and the service life needs to be a lot longer than those.
Makes no sense to do on a leased car, if you ask me.
With this upgrade, will I be able to upgrade to 360 viewing on my 2023 Air Pure?Nope. Generally everything is just faster and works better.
Stark in things that used to lag, like moving the map around. Otherwise subtle.
Nobody is forcing you or anyone else.Drive your Air over to a service studio and play with a model with the new chip and see what you think. YMMV.
Mine was always fine, but it’s hard to say; I always use the center wheel out of habit.
For what?
For what?
There are plenty of other upgrades; heat pump, motor improvements, new TCU, etc.
A new CCC doesn’t turn your car into a Sapphire. CCC stands for Car Communication Computer - in effect, it controls infotainment. It makes your infotainment system snappier, gives it more memory, etc.
It doesn’t replace anything else.
This upgrade has nothing to do with 360 view. If your car was built without the hardware for that, you're missing cameras, not a newer computer. If your car was one of the early models built with the hardware but you didn't purchase the DreamDrive Pro option, you can purchase that option either way in your lucidmotors.com account. This doesn't make any difference.
I don't think so, but I haven't gotten it...yet.
Great to hear! And sounds like an amazing event!! Glad you are enjoying the upgrade!!
Nice! Looks like a case of serendipity put you at the head if the line for a CCC upgrade.
I agree that OTAs are wonderful at making these cars better. However Lucid is not unique in this regard. My Model X is a very different car now than it was in 2018.
What? Lucid was very explicit about what the benefits were in the email. You may not think the increased technical specs matter, and that’s totally fine. They aren’t trying to pitch it to you. Some people upgrade phones every year, but the “new features” on phones definitely don’t get updated every year.
It’s likely just the background that’s changed. You can adjust it in settings
Thanks for the the feedback
In a sense, I have. I turned in a 22 Touring with the old chip and got a new '25 Touring with the new chip. Honestly, the answer for me is no... I guess the UI is a tiny bit more responsive, but there's not a thing I can think of where it was like "wow, that's so much better now!" I would not have paid $1000 just for this upgrade, at least until there are some new features for the new chip that the old can't handle.
It’s funny how different things are important to different people. When @LucidDropkick played with mine, he immediately commented on how much better it was - but plenty of people wouldn’t have noticed.
Have you noticed anything else? Does the Homelink button work more reliably - works with just one button push?
