2.8.0 Software Update

[newlucidguy]

Don’t think that is it, but possible. My steering wheel is already pretty low to prevent face recognition problems eons ago. But. I’ll try that. Guess in hands free you don’t really need to see anything on the dashboard. lol

actually you do need to see the left side of the main display for messages regarding the hands-free (such as hands-free zone ending, etc). you probably guessed this but just wanted to point it out.

 

[emoylv]

I was gonna post something but had to slog through the 18 pages of hate mail, then I forgot what I was gonna post. Oh yeah, got the update on Tuesday. Took a while. ONE full business day after 7/31. It's actually the quickest timeframe I've ever received an OTA, compared to past updates. Now for taking it out, testing and then complaining on why I have to keep my eyes on the road. Oh, that's after OTA 3.0.

 

[chucky0731]

I found the hands free lacking. It kept going from hands free to not hands free every few miles. So essentially it was not hands free….

Mine was doing that a lot also and also not even activating at all on major Los Angeles Fwy...UNTIL a member here suggest that I lower my steering wheel so that the Distracted Driver Camera can monitor your face constantly. Now it works like a charm.

 

[davo44]

Man I shoulda just kept my mouth shut . I got a software update failure, and a 0% failure.

Lucid Software Overlords at the Service Center are keeping a watchful eye on me.

I got the same twice

 

[ahmadsa]

Received two nights ago and just took the ‘22 GT DDPro for a 2h test drive on I-70. Worked perfectly including lane changes. A couple of areas where it wasn’t available but really nice to help reduce driver fatigue.

 

[kopik]

Two OTAs ago the easy entry function in my 2025 AT got half crippled. The seat will go back when exiting the car, but won't return to driving position when ready to drive (and I would have to use the restore function in the seats menu). The 2.8.0 managed to kill it all. Resetting the car does not help. RIP easy entry. I guess it will be an item to fix during the annual maintenance.

The hands-free driving works pretty well though. And I had only 1 instance of phantom breaking during these 2 days.

 

[Bobby]

Apologies if this is already in this thread somewhere (it's long and I haven't read every post). It seems to me that there's also an update to the Sirius XM in 2.8.0. I installed the update last night and one the drive in to the office today, I was seeing what I swear is a new button in the Sirius XM app.

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Sometimes it says PLAY ARTIST STATION, sometimes START OVER, sometimes other things. I'd swear I've never seen that before.

I believe the content of those apps is controlled by the app provider itself, not Lucid. You probably got a simultaneous SiriusXM app update.

 

[Plg]

I updated to 2.8.0 on Tuesday night and took it for a test drive on a divided highway (not an interstate). Hands free was not available, but the Highway Assist works so much better. Here is a video I posted on my YouTube channel.

 

[RMSko]

I just tried hands free with driver awareness turned off and it still worked.

 

[RAF42]

Just did my first try at hands free, works as advertised after a bit.

I made sure all the options were on under Dreamdrive, got on Hwy 280, and no hands free, just DA (all options still on). Got to my destination, came back to the car, and distracted driver was off. Also, while parked, said something like auto lane change not available. Turned *back* on distracted driver, started pulling out of parking lot and got the message that auto lane change was available. Got on Hwy 92 and hands free was available! Worked fine, though I really don't like my hands off the wheel for any length of time (at least now there won't be any nag message to keep my hands on the wheel).

It did warn me that when heading towards/through the tunnel that leads from Hwy 92 to Hwy 280 south to take control, but when I exited the tunnel and got on 280 it was back on hands free. All in all, with very limited testing, seems like a great improvement.

Also, somewhat unrelated, I tried my Lucid -> Tesla adapter at the Superchargers (V4 cabinets) at Hillsdale blvd/Hwy 92 (to test how/if it works). Plugged in the adapter to the NACS cable, plugged the adapter into the car, and a message appeared telling me there was an additional step. Opened the Lucid app and it prompted me to enter a station ID. Picked 8B in the app and charging commenced immediately. Only charged for a couple of minutes but was sustained at 48 Kw (at about 78% charge). Good to know plan B is available, and Tesla app not needed (I still have the app because we have Powerwalls). Email receipt for the charging from Lucid was in my inbox whan I got home.

 

[Mitya.Shev]

When's my update coming? Im tired of looking at the app every 10 minutes, even though alert would come through. This is retesting my Android Auto Thursday patience.

 

[newlucidguy]

I believe the content of those apps is controlled by the app provider itself, not Lucid. You probably got a simultaneous SiriusXM app update.

wouldn't app changes need to be delivered OTA? even with AAOS underlying (is that was it is?), there's no android controlled UI, so no google store access, no google-related apps, etc .. all seems to be hidden behind the lucid UX. In contrast, polestar with AAOS had direct (but limited) access to the google play store for AAOS apps, so those apps could indeed update on their own individually. No?

 

[L-Dude]

When's my update coming? Im tired of looking at the app every 10 minutes, even though alert would come through. This is retesting my Android Auto Thursday patience.

Me too lol. It would have been nice to have for my road trip yesterday, but no joy. It will get here eventually, but FOMO is upon me

 

[Mitya.Shev]

Me too lol. It would have been nice to have for my road trip yesterday, but no joy. It will get here eventually, but FOMO is upon

Hang in there sounds like the right response but the rope is too short.

 

[TallPaulZ]

I got my update last night and tried it out today for a 20 mile stretch of I-65 between Indianapolis and Chicago. It worked really well for me, although I did have to initiate lane changes. The steering was smooth. The only thing I didn't love was how close it would keep me to large trucks when passing (and I-65 has a lot of commercial truck traffic). I would have moved farther to the outside of the lane if it was me. But aside from that, and that is a personal preference item, I was impressed. It was definitely relaxing and I'll happily use this feature over and over.

Paul
2025 AP

 

[RAF42]

Me too lol. It would have been nice to have for my road trip yesterday, but no joy. It will get here eventually, but FOMO is upon me

Maybe you do already, if so ignore this

I turned on Wifi and a few hours later I received the update. ATT is one or two bars at my house, and I have received most updates before w/wifi off. But, I though I'd try it this time. No clue whatsoever if it actually helped, just a lone data point.

 

[L-Dude]

Maybe you do already, if so ignore this

I turned on Wifi and a few hours later I received the update. ATT is one or two bars at my house, and I have received most updates before w/wifi off. But, I though I'd try it this time. No clue whatsoever if it actually helped, just a lone data point.

Hey its worth a try! Thx

 

[Haggy]

I would imagine that major interstates in CA are supported such as I5 and I805 in San Diego. It is not that I went into roads that weren’t supported. Same road… hands free, then it switches off, mile later it comes back on, rinse repeat. Just buggy in my one experience. I’ll tell you more after this weekend trip to the Bay Area.

Major interstates are supported, but it also seems to support just about anything with a route number. It won't work on local streets near me, but if I follow a numbered route, even when it gets to parts that drive through a town, it kept working...except when it didn't work. I've had times when it didn't work, including on major highways, until I stopped the car and did a logo reset.

 

[Haggy]

When's my update coming? Im tired of looking at the app every 10 minutes, even though alert would come through. This is retesting my Android Auto Thursday patience.

Looking every 10 minutes won't make it come any faster. That works only at bus stops and train platforms.

 

[Haggy]

I finally got to test it out and Hands Free worked well. I first reset the face recognition and steering wheel position, as recommended earlier in this thread, which I needed to do anyway after the CCC upgrade, and the car didn't complain about not seeing me except when it should have complained.

An idiosyncrasy that I did not expect is that when I did take over the steering, it returned to lane centering, but not hands free for a while. It eventually told me that I was back in hands free mode. I drove it from Lucid Service in Millbrae over the San Mateo Bridge and the only place I had to take over was where 101 split off where the bridge was, and as expected, I had to take the fork toward the bridge instead of letting the car continue going straight. So it wasn't a case of taking over due to any failure. Also, when it left hands free mode when I moved the steering wheel, there was no obvious indicator, chime, or message analogous to the one that appeared when it resumed. I'm sure that looking at the steering wheel icon would have shown that it was no longer hands free, and it won't be an issue now that I know about it.

The Frunk is a lot smoother now. I suppose that it wasn't worthy of a mention in the release notes since it's not a new feature.