Gravity at CES… demos by Tier-1 Bosch and by HERE navigation

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Bosch (leading Automotive Tier-1) is demonstrating its Software-defined vehicle offering using Lucid Gravity as a demo vehicle…. (See LinkedIn post below that came in my feed).
HERE is also demoing its nav on Gravity!

I am on my way… will try to find time to check them out.
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Having worked in the automotive space for some years, neither of those companies are good calling cards in the world of SDV (Software Defined Vehicles).

Bosch has a solid reputation as a Tier 1 for many automotive components, but is lagging in terms of software.

That said, some companies buy a vehicle for demos, and then modify it to showcase their new stuff. Meaning that what you see at CES does not necessarily mean it's going to be in the vehicle, much less in production now. QNX did this every year, choosing a Bentley one year even though Bentley vehicles had exactly zero QNX stuff in them.
 
Wonder if this means UX 3.0 will be arriving 'soon' for the AIR. Or will it only apply to specific MYs.
Could also be a typo.
 
This is the link to HERE's PR on this. Is there anything new here at all?


That’s very different from Gizmodo’s story. Definitely makes me worried that Gizmodo is misreading the press release.
 
That’s very different from Gizmodo’s story. Definitely makes me worried that Gizmodo is misreading the press release.

Gizmodo hasn't been a good or reputable source for years.
 
HERE is fairly awful. I’d prefer a AAA TripTik. I know others have different experiences, but it’s been unhelpful for me in the mid-Atlantic. I use Waze.

I will also say “Google” maps in our Rivian is pretty bad, too. It’s better than the old Rivian source, but still crappy.

CarPlay can’t come soon enough.

I didn’t even know Bosch made software except to support their motors or other Tier-1 stuff like suspensions.

Nice to have PR for Lucid but not the most stunning “partners”…
 
This sounds like stuff we already have. I think they are just reiterating what Here has already provided to Lucid.
The press should interview actual drivers to find out what we thing about HERE's "advanced EV navigation" rather than just repeating press releases.
 
The press should interview actual drivers to find out what we thing about HERE's "advanced EV navigation" rather than just repeating press releases.
Agree. Seriously, my old AAA TripTik was more effective even though it had no traffic info (of course)…
 
Back to Bosch, the old Jalopnik review of the Gravity (like 8 months ago) praised the steering of the Gravity, attributing it to the Bosch steering unit, noting Bosch also supplies steering units to Porsche and BMW.

But, that's a far cry from a software defined vehicle. I wonder if the steering unit is even software updatable OTA, and if so, what Lucid has to do to make that happen.
 
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Bosch (leading Automotive Tier-1) is demonstrating its Software-defined vehicle offering using Lucid Gravity as a demo vehicle…. (See LinkedIn post below that came in my feed).
HERE is also demoing its nav on Gravity!

I am on my way… will try to find time to check them out.
Are you planning to go to any panel discussions or keynotes while you're there? I'd be interested in reports from the panels on which Lucid execs are speaking, none of which look like they'll be livestreamed:

Jan. 7 || 340-440 pm || Road Rules: Governing the Global Shift to Autonomy --> Dr. Kay Stepper, VP of ADAS & AVs
Jan. 8 || 1120-1150 am || AI at the Wheel of Capital Strategy --> Thomas Evans, CAIO, Head of Artificial Intelligence
Jan. 8 || 2-240 pm || Getting Real About EVs --> Claudia Gast, SVP of Strategy and Business Development

There's also a session with HERE's SVP of Automotive Solutions tomorrow from 2-230 pm.
 
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