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- Sep 9, 2025
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- Air Touring
I do love my Lucid Air 2026. Fun to drive. Lots of glitches and software problems as we have all discussed ad nauseum.
I was thinking the other day - if the iPhone key would just work reliably, like it did for my Tesla for 7 years, I could overlook all the other stuff (well unless I get that scary Drive Train Malfunction warning I keep seeing people post). It drains my battery all day if I'm in a room anywhere near the car. The doors flap open and closed constantly, like the car is trying to fly. If you close a passenger door, you have to sprint around the car to the driver door before it locks, and 90% of the time it still locks. I was just doing the garbage cans in my garage, and the Lucid kept locking and unlocking.
I emailed software support and just said - please GEOFENCE the phone key. That would solve 90% of my problems I think. They already have the garage door (Homelink) on geofence, so the capability is there.
I used to have a whole list of software fixes (the music playback is a mess, the battle between Carplay and native software is also a mess) but I can deal with those if the iPhone key would just work like it did on my Tesla. I cannot go back to carrying a keyfob, nor do I want a Palm Pilot or a Blackberry. I carry the keycard in my wallet for emergencies, but I use my phone for everything in life and want to continue to use it to operate my vehicle.
I hope someone at Lucid who can make a difference sees this and labels it a "quick win" worth dedicating some resources to.
I was thinking the other day - if the iPhone key would just work reliably, like it did for my Tesla for 7 years, I could overlook all the other stuff (well unless I get that scary Drive Train Malfunction warning I keep seeing people post). It drains my battery all day if I'm in a room anywhere near the car. The doors flap open and closed constantly, like the car is trying to fly. If you close a passenger door, you have to sprint around the car to the driver door before it locks, and 90% of the time it still locks. I was just doing the garbage cans in my garage, and the Lucid kept locking and unlocking.
I emailed software support and just said - please GEOFENCE the phone key. That would solve 90% of my problems I think. They already have the garage door (Homelink) on geofence, so the capability is there.
I used to have a whole list of software fixes (the music playback is a mess, the battle between Carplay and native software is also a mess) but I can deal with those if the iPhone key would just work like it did on my Tesla. I cannot go back to carrying a keyfob, nor do I want a Palm Pilot or a Blackberry. I carry the keycard in my wallet for emergencies, but I use my phone for everything in life and want to continue to use it to operate my vehicle.
I hope someone at Lucid who can make a difference sees this and labels it a "quick win" worth dedicating some resources to.
