Credit to @maractwin @suchluke and @borski for their detailed answers
Post in thread 'What is average cost of second annual service' https://lucidowners.com/threads/what-is-average-cost-of-second-annual-service.10556/post-233856
According to the website. Lucid Care with complimentary maintenance is included on all Lucids, leased or sold, after April 1, 2026. Prior to that, all of us pay for maintenance, $350 for year 1 and $550 for year 2.
Your choice, buy I did end up calling and having the updates pushed to me. I likely had a wifi connection issue that may have contributed to not receiving the update.
I agree that the Saudi crown prince and PIF are independent, but importantly, sentiment for Lucid has not turned negative and support for the company remains strong. Anyway you slice it, it's good news for Lucid and its supporters.
Calling again and a reset has me successfully on 2.10. There was some kind of glitch with my home network connection and I had to resubmit my password.