I'm also waiting. Just got hold of release notes
Thank you, my original recollection was Jul 31 for the release, then I saw the release notes post yesterday, making me think it'd started and I was just misremembering the date.
Yes, i agree
I think it's fairly clear from the timing of the Tesla and hands free announcement that they wanted to hit this as a quarterly goal. The 'credit' is earned by virtue of the announcement, in the eys of the stock market, at least. The fact that the rollout process has inherent delays is not a nuance that the market cares or knows about. Passionate owners in this forum, though, who are eager to get this into their vehicles are all too aware of it. I think this one is more important than Android Auto tbh.
Don't assume that the reason it took this long was because the software wasn't ready. There's a non-zero chance that the only hold-up for this was awaiting regulatory approval to release the hands free capability. What'll be interesting is if there are any substantial upgrades to the logic of Drive Assist, or whether they have simply remove the 'place hands on the wheel' reminder logic...that will be telling. If there's no change in the underlying performance of the system, then it's safe to assume that the delay was regulatory in nature rather than them adding features to get the system to a point where it would be permitted.
would also think that a fast small update is indicative of removing the reminder logic, which could be done just with an internal setting. if its a new model, i'd assume the update would be larger and more time consuming? we will know soon enough!
A car company does not regulatory approval to move from hands-on Level 2 ADAS to hands-off Level 2 ADAS. As long as it remains within the scope of Level 2 autonomy standards, automakers self-certify. Why do you think Tesla has gotten away pushing the limits for so long....
Ahh yes, I made a similar point a couple of weeks ago and someone had the same suggestion, looking at the update time. It's a reasonable guess to say that if the update is TINY, then it's indicative of a small change to that subsystem. If the update is large....unfortunately that wouldn't be conclusive, but it increases the possibility that there was more work being done beyond just removing warnings.
I'm very glad you shared that, it's news to me. My thoughts were based on discussions that took place during the owners event on Long Island where a member of that team was speaking about the regulatory hurdles of hands off. Perhaps he was referring to higher levels, then, and I misunderstood.
only to the iOS users
AA has been excellent and made a big different. hands-free, while I am really looking forward to it, is only for highway and I think will be very similar to current drive assist (which if I take my hands off the wheel is how I think it will drive, less the safety check of driver's eyes on the road). I think it'll be great, don't get me wrong, but I think people are so hyped up thinking it will do magic things that some will be 'disappointed' when they get it even if only due to their own expectations. otoh, I use AA every single drive and it delivers meaningful improvement (as will hands-free, just not every drive).
Geofencing is simply recognizing your location as a condition of whether is feature is enabled or not.
you have to have a limit at home but then use L2 charging on the road (work, etc) and forget to increase the limit and get annoyed. etc. so this way the car can help and make things easier. I think this had come up in this forum somewhere.
or, they wanted a certain amount of time in use with production cars with the new DA (or miles, or variety of roads) before releasing the hands-free aspect. I think it was pretty wise. I'm suspecting they can see how well it's performing or some logs the cars collect while using it (I hope they can). Good job by Lucid imo.I'm very glad you shared that, it's news to me. My thoughts were based on discussions that took place during the owners event on Long Island where a member of that team was speaking about the regulatory hurdles of hands off. Perhaps he was referring to higher levels, then, and I misunderstood.
If what you're saying is true, then the reasons for not allowing hands off were entirely internal to Lucid, which means they were either trying to complete enough testing internally prior to release, or they were completing functional changes.
I read that and initially thought, "what is the point?" but quickly realized a) that is your choice, and b) you're absolutely right. Just keeping your hand there at the moment is NOT enough to stop the warning, so this change will absolutely be useful for those who elect not to keep their hands in their lap.
