I walked into a postal annex to drop off a box and left the car running with my keys and phone inside. The car turned off and locked. I couldn't get in. I pressed the handles, nothing worked. If my kids were in the car we would have had an emergency situation because of the heat. This needs fixed immediately. I had to borrow a phone to call my husband to have him unlock the car by the app. Thank God he answered.
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That’s why need to have the card with you all the time
This could happen to any car
glad no kids were in the car
This could happen to any car
glad no kids were in the car
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Why....just why....would you leave all means of starting/opening your car inside the car with no one in it?????? Just why???? That cab happen to any car with getting locked out if you do that. That can ALSO result in your car getting stolen!!! The car has climate keep/pet mode and everything. Never a need to leave the keys/phone in the car. I just can't. I can't post my usual sorry that happened. Be better. Not on Lucid. Just be better.
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Why....just why....would you leave all means of starting/opening your car inside the car with no one in it?????? Just why???? That cab happen to any car with getting locked out if you do that. That can ALSO result in your car getting stolen!!! The car has climate keep/pet mode and everything. Never a need to leave the keys/phone in the car. I just can't. I can't post my usual sorry that happened. Be better. Not on Lucid. Just be better.
This and another recent thread prompts the question... What are the scenarios in which you could actually lock your keys or phone inside the car? In general, this is not easy for most cars, but it is not perfect either. For example, we accidentally locked the key inside the trunk of my wife's SUV at the airport last year. That sucked. Now we know.
What are the Gravity scenarios in which you can lock your phone or key in the car?
What are the Gravity scenarios in which you can lock your phone or key in the car?
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User just joined yesterday for what it's worth; besides, can someone explain to me why you would leave all mean of access to your car inside it and running then leaves? Are you trying to have your car stolen?
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I am doing my best to try to understand a decision to leave a car unlocked with the phone and all other means of unlocking it, inside.
Other than in my house, I can't think of many places where I don't have my phone on me. It's a life line ... for me. YMMV.
Stuff happens. It's called life. Life happens. We are all human.
The car could have been stolen.
The owner has a medical incident away from the car.
You know, people do still kidnap children.
There a tons of scenarios of how things can go wrong.
That auto-lock feature is there for a reason.
Some owners may live in very remote areas where the chances of encountering another person is low.
However, cars are not designed and built based on where a person lives, but on where the car may be driven.
Even if you live in a remote area. To assume nobody is going to be around, just sets you up as the next person on the news saying "That never happens around here".
No matter how many scenarios are considered for being locked out of your car, an owner should always have a backup plan for entry. Redundacy is knowing that "things happen".
That is the case with any car.
Lucid tries to help; fob, key cards, phone app, pressing door handle in certain situations.
However, humans will be humans.
To the OP, I'm glad things worked out eventually.
Please don't take this as being critical or piling on.
Again, we're all human. Things happen and will continue to happen. Life.
Consider the incident as a learning opportunity.
My Gravity and Air loaner will simulate locked doors if you leave the key inside (washing the car) however if you press the drivers side handle the car opens... Safety feature for anyone who accidentally leaves their key in the car!
Mmm, you came here to make this one post? Either way, it’s not good to leave everything in the car. Always have a phone, key fob or keycard. You don’t want anyone breaking into your car, right?
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Quoting @borski, 2 things can be true at once
. You should never leave all means of opening in the car and walk away, but at the same time the car shouldn't lock you out when the fob is inside.- Joined
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I'd never, ever trust any car to stay unlocked with the key inside. Doesn't matter who made it.
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I think you could make the case that the car should not lock up if the keyfob is inside it. My previous cars have had chimes to let you know when you open the door. In this case the car was running, so you'd have to make the case that it shouldn't shut down with the keyfob inside or that it shouldn't lock the doors. That's a little harder call. Like most people (?) I don't go much of anywhere without my phone and the card key is always in my wallet. Women don't always have the quantity of good usable pockets we do.
The card was in my phone case. I was out of the car for under 60 seconds, parked directly in front of a door where I could see my vehicle the entire time. We live in a very safe area, and I know I’m not the only person this has happened to—there have been multiple posts about similar incidents since mid-July.
Please keep comments constructive. Negative or snide remarks aren’t helpful. A simple "email Lucid at....." would have been more thoughtful and helpful.
Please keep comments constructive. Negative or snide remarks aren’t helpful. A simple "email Lucid at....." would have been more thoughtful and helpful.
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Should not is one thing, and I agree, but will not is another entirely. It's a large risk to incur for an easily avoided action.
It's an extremely difficult task to design a system of receivers inside a car that guarantees one will always be able to detect a key regardless of its position or orientation.
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It's not programmed to do that. I posted about it a few weeks ago. I tried the experiment for an hour in my driveway. Keys in the car. The door handles retracted after like 15-30 mins but at the hour timeframe I went to the car, pushed the handle and the doors opened right up. So the car shouldn't be doing thst at all, but that is not to say this is true for all bc...yeah...but my point of my first post is, don't set yourself up for failure. This is the equivalent of leaving the keys in the ignition of a gas car and leaving it running and walking away. You are absolutely asking for trouble. If the OP car stayed unlocked and was stolen, I'm sure the post would be about how Lucid should have an auto lock system. We just have to start being grown ups and take responsibility for our actions. I'm tired of seeing the opposite....so tired...Quoting @borski, 2 things can be true at once
Should you leave the means of unlocking the car inside no. But the car should not lock (and apparently Lucid does not lock) if you do. Have I been locked out with keys in the car. Yes, driving in the snow on a narrow road. Came upon a branch blocking the road. Hopped out to move the branch leaving the car idling and the car locked me out. Not a happy camper.
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The doors will 'lock' if keys are inside, but you should be able to press the handle if the car is awake and fob is inside. Although for mailbox type scenarios I tend to leave the door cracked open. I accidentally left my fob inside my Air loaner in the garage and pressed the door handles to lock it (auto-lock was inactive). You just press the handles and the car is awake and unlocked again.
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I think this make it look worse. Like you said it has happened before, shouldn't that be a lesson not to do that?
Glad you have a clear mind and never make a mistake when quickly doing a menial task.
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If the card was in your phone case in the car and you have the app running on your phone, as stated by another member, pressing the door handle would have opened the door. Much more helpful than "email Lucid". They'd probably tell you the same. Just my opinion. Learning opportunity.
There's really no winning solution here.
Like it or not, no technology solution is ever going to be perfect, and no carmaker has the resources to try to make the car configurable at the granular level needed to make everybody happy.
Either the car locks when one person doesn't want it to, or the car doesn't lock when the next person wants it to.
Keyfob communication issues notwithstanding, I think the current options provided by Lucid are perfectly acceptable.
If you don't want to risk the car auto-locking when you don't want it to, then disable it and get in the habit of locking the car manually, whether by fob, doorhandle push, or phone app.
If you do want the car to auto-lock to ensure you don't forget, then leave auto-lock enabled.
And if it accidentally locks, then Lucid has provided MULTIPLE fallback options - phone, fob, and keycard (and potentially remote unlocking by Lucid - not sure if they support this like OnStar).
If you can't manage to NOT leave at least three access modes inside the car at the same time, then you really just need to disable auto-lock, beecause no amount of technology is going to help you.
If you want the car to magically know when you want it to lock automatically or not, then you're expecting FAR to much of technology than is actually achievable at this time.
Like it or not, no technology solution is ever going to be perfect, and no carmaker has the resources to try to make the car configurable at the granular level needed to make everybody happy.
Either the car locks when one person doesn't want it to, or the car doesn't lock when the next person wants it to.
Keyfob communication issues notwithstanding, I think the current options provided by Lucid are perfectly acceptable.
If you don't want to risk the car auto-locking when you don't want it to, then disable it and get in the habit of locking the car manually, whether by fob, doorhandle push, or phone app.
If you do want the car to auto-lock to ensure you don't forget, then leave auto-lock enabled.
And if it accidentally locks, then Lucid has provided MULTIPLE fallback options - phone, fob, and keycard (and potentially remote unlocking by Lucid - not sure if they support this like OnStar).
If you can't manage to NOT leave at least three access modes inside the car at the same time, then you really just need to disable auto-lock, beecause no amount of technology is going to help you.
If you want the car to magically know when you want it to lock automatically or not, then you're expecting FAR to much of technology than is actually achievable at this time.