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Most auto manufacturers shouldn't even try to keep up with Google/Android in terms of developing their own vehicle infotainment, navigation software. They will never catch up in terms of software options, features, and software quality offered by Google and the multitude of other developers in...

Well, if they want to sell more of the Gravity, than adding Android Auto should very high on the software development priority list. I won't buy another Lucid product without tight Android phone integration. And I know I am not the only one. I feel deceived by Lucid's early indications of...

Oh I forgot Lucid's support of Apple CarPlay too. That must add to the fun for Lucid developers in supporting another component from yet one more software company.

This GM news is a bit deceiving, at least concerning Android. New GM vehicles run Android Automotive with GAS. Anybody invested in the Google ecosystem will be happy with that That's even better in many respects than just Android Auto. GM has decided to go forward with one vehicle software...

Volvo, and specifically Volvo's CEO Jim Rowan, has the right Idea when it comes to a their vehicle software. It's all about giving the customer choices, and being selective where to develop your own vehicle software. Volvo's vehicles, including Polestar, use Google's GAS. Here's an interview...

The crowd sourcing aspects of Google's navigation apps are very difficult for any car company to emulate. Google has access to much more real time data that makes navigation better, both from you and its millions of users. Users with today's smartphones have high expectations for navigation...

This is one area that Lucid justifiably deserves criticism. The release notes for Lucid software changes are just plain unacceptable and frankly embarrassing. Compare Lucid's notes to Rivian. https://riviantracker.io/ Or Tesla: https://www.notateslaapp.com/software-updates/history/ Lucid...

Lucid vehicles run Android Automotive OS. The article describes one path Lucid could have chosen with Google's Maps. We could have had tightly integrated Google Maps, and more options, Including Google Assistant and Waze, if Lucid would have licensed Google Automotive Services (GAS). Instead...

"Improving the robustness and general functionality" is marketing slang for "We don't want to tell you." Why doesn't Lucid want to tell us? Your guess is as good as mine. Maybe it's because it's fixing an issue they don't want to admit was there in first place. Good customer communication...

If you don't believe Android Auto would help sales, then we will just have to disagree. For some potential buyers, smartphone integration is very important. The reason what Tesla doesn't need to support AA or CarPlay is that their native software is more mature. AA and CarPlay support CAC be...

You miss my point. It doesn't matter how many Android or iOS users are current owners. It's all about potential owners. And worldwide, there's no question there are more potential Android owners than iOS owners. Knowing what I know about Lucid finances and current demand for Lucid vehicles, if...

You can certainly respect Lucid's decision to implement Apple Carplay first. But you can really question whether Android Auto should have been the next priority development item.

You can see many of what Lucid considers priorities in their recent software development releases. You have to call it like it is. You can certainly question whether Android Auto is more important to Lucid sales than much of what they spent their development dollars on recently. Android Auto...

You can certainly question the priorities and the decision making of Lucid software development management. Lucid needs to do everything they possibly can to spur demand now for their vehicles. An addition to vehicle software functionality that helps sell more vehicles should be at the top of...

Criticism without specifics is not helpful to Lucid. If you are going to be critical, provide specific details and be constructive. Lucid software has improved over time, but there's certainly plenty of room for improvement for Lucid vehicle software development. For example, I think we can all...

You can customize GAS all you want. GAS adds potential infotainment functionality without restricting anything. There's no downside to GAS. There's a cumulative, insignificant cost of maintenance of the internally developed services that are duplicative of GAS services. Having access to apps...

Lucid has made some questionable software design decisions. In its infancy, Lucid decided to use the open source Android Automotive as their vehicle operating system. But instead of licensing and integrating Google Automotive Services (GAS) quick is an add-on to Android Automotive, Lucid tried...

The number of Lucid vehicle owners is small at this point in time. There should be absolutely no technical capacity issues in handling the distribution of this small number of updates in the year 2023. There is a better way to handle updates. Most systems allow a user to check to see if an...

I enjoy the car. I would enjoy it more if Lucid was more open and transparent with their communications, including future plans. Constructive customer criticism is a undervalued, helpful resource for all companies. Giving positive comments is all well and good, but it doesn't do anything to...

No information is often worse than missed expectations. What many people don't realize is that new software features should target potential customers, not existing customers. Lucid doesn't currently have a way to get additional revenue from existing customers. Most new features can possibly...