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The "why" is presumably just cost control. Limiting the number of option combinations eases manufacturing, and I assume some marketing person decided that tying together the various features in the technology package made sense for how they wanted to market and price the vehicle.

My source is this page on Lucid's site: https://lucidmotors.com/stories/introducing-sapphire-pinnacle-electric-performance. The key quote is towards the end: Of course, that's from almost three years ago, and their plans could certainly have changed since then.

It's true that combining data from multiple sensors poses a challenge. But that's not unique to radar or lidar. Two optical cameras with overlapping fields of view also need to solve the problem. The human brain has to do it with our eyes as well. It's actually an incredibly challenging...

I wouldn't necessarily call it a commitment, but I think Lucid has said in the past that they plan to make Sapphire versions of all of their vehicles. A Sapphire Gravity will doubtless be too expensive for my taste. :confused:

I think that understates what companies can get from Nvidia. I believe that Nvidia DRIVE Hyperion includes both the hardware platform and software, including ML models. But Nvidia is only pitching it as "level 2+" at this point. Even Waymo, the clear leader in autonomous driving, readily...

I don't think they have a choice. The nature of liability law (at least in the USA) would probably make it very difficult for them to transfer liability to the owner. Honda tried to wiggle out of liability for ATV accidents in the 80's, and failed to do so. They could try to make owners sign...

The motor doubtless has an RPM the offers peak efficiency, but air resistance adds up so quickly at high speed, I'd guess that the most efficient speed is relatively slow. Just speculating, but I'd guess you'll find the most efficient speed is well below highway speeds.

I definitely would not. I'm an engineer who has experience in machine learning. While I don't work in autonomous driving at all, I'm familiar with how brittle AI systems can be, and am quite risk averse about them when it comes to anything life-critical. The only current autonomous driving...

I agree that highway driving is what I mostly care about. It's very very rare that I do enough non-highway driving that I really want someone else to drive. That said, there is one scenario where handling the trip end-to-end would be valuable for me: driving me home after I've been drinking...

Do you mean license Autopilot? Or license FSD? It's not clear from your post, and they're not the same thing. Personally, if Lucid is going to license software for autonomous driving, I'd rather have them license Waymo Driver. Waymo driver is currently more capable. I don't want this thread...

I dropped by the Millbrae studio today, to check out the Gravity they now have on display. As I was leaving, I realized there was another gravity parked outside in their lot. Didn't turn around to go back and ask about it, but it could be a customer delivery cued up.

All I know is that my order was assigned to Rocklin, and an SA in that location. I assume that at some point they'll ship your vehicle, at which point changing pickup locations might not be possible.

Millbrae. My order is attached to Rocklin, but picking up will be much easier for me when I'm in SF.

Does anyone have an SA in Millbrae that they like? I'm about to switch my order to that location.

I doubt Lucid has said anything official, but has anyone heard anything about when 5 seat models will start being produced? I know that Lucid say they were going to focus on fully optioned Gravity builds first, which implies to me that anyone ordering a 5 seat model will have to wait a while...

I've long found that car salespeople don't actually know that much about the vehicles they sell. They mostly have a superficial familiarity, but anyone who has done substantial research on a vehicle easily outpaces them. This has applied to every car dealership I've ever walked into. In my...

Your observation is one of the appealing things to me about the vehicle. I don't want a behemoth of an SUV that makes parking and maneuvering difficult, but I do want the passenger room and cargo capacity. Combine the packaging of the Gravity with the rear wheel steering, and you have a real...

There is really a market rate for vehicle financing. It's what you're offered from 3rd party financing sources, such as your local bank. But it's also certainly true that manufacturers bake incentives into their finance and leasing deals. The Air, Rivian, and Tesla deals all reflect...

Agreed. Unfortunately, given the macroeconomic situation, it seems fairly unlikely that the market rates for vehicle financing will be coming down. The reverse seems more plausible.

The document specifically says that "the manufacturer shall obtain the approval of the California Air Resource Board...". Considering prior speculation has been around not yet having received CARB approval, this document doesn't seem to change anything. At least, not for California and the...