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Emad Dlala out

SaratogaLefty said:
If this is a sign of what Napoli has to offer then I am truly worried about Lucid's future. Emad was one of the last and best of the senior team that brought us here and he will definitely be missed.
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Either he disagreed with company direction or he was responsible for some wrong decisions. With powertrain finalized, how much of a loss is he. I’m sure he will be scooped by a competitor soon.

They let Rawlinson go , looks like getting rid of old leadership and starting fresh. There is a reason market cap is less than 2 billion.
 
Yikes. It seemed to me like he was the vital glue holding things together, getting things on the right track, and fixing many of the various bugs. This is concerning to me as a vehicle owner. I wonder what happened...though I doubt we'll ever know the truth.
 
Especialy after he declined to comment..
shit... quite new here still but what I was reading it was only good..
@hmp10 also had really good experience with him...
 
borski said:
To say I am disappointed and dismayed would be an extreme understatement.
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Same. Emad was such a passionate engineer and spokesperson for the brand.
While I understand the need to steer quickly to profitability, I hope this doesn't signal something bigger at Lucid, like a move away from what made them great to become just another car company.
 
Well, this is unexpected.

Emad is just one of the most delightful, sharp, wonderful people I’ve ever met in my limited interactions with Lucid personnel. I did not see this coming. At all. But I wish him well.

And I’m scared for Lucid’s future. Legitimately. This is just weird. No other way to spin it.
 
If you've watched many of the "tour de force" ultra-geeky power train tutorials from the early days of Lucid, Rawlinson and Dlala were Batman and Robin! Clearly, they both knew their (technical) stuff and laid the groundwork for Lucid's launch and persona.

That said, it is unclear to me that Emad's skills extend beyond power train. Lucid's current challenges are in SW, services, quality control, manufacturing execution, and scaling the business. Lucid does not need DD/Saphire derivatives of the mid-size. They need to ship high volume products to stay alive.

I am in no way disparaging Emad and his departure is a big loss for Lucid. But Lucid needs a hard-core, battle tested problem solver to stay alive.

If you look back at Apple in the past 20 years, clearly Jobs and Jonny Ives were the tech and visionary leaders. Tim Cook, a low-key manufacturing/logistic guy presided over much of Apple's growth and dominance.
 
borski said:
That’s the literal definition of Emad.
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I don't doubt Emad's passion and analytical skills. Emad has been in his position for more than a year now after Rawlinson's departure. It appears that Silvio and Emad are not seeing eye-to-eye on what path to take to get Lucid out of the woods.

Lucid needs the mid-size to stay in business. The two-factory/half-way around the globe manufacturing, the on-going SW problems and the anemic service network scares the sh*t out of me!
 
BS8899 said:
If you've watched many of the "tour de force" ultra-geeky power train tutorials from the early days of Lucid, Rawlinson and Dlala were Batman and Robin! Clearly, they both knew their (technical) stuff and laid the groundwork for Lucid's launch and persona.

That said, it is unclear to me that Emad's skills extend beyond power train. Lucid's current challenges are in SW, services, quality control, manufacturing execution, and scaling the business. Lucid does not need DD/Saphire derivatives of the mid-size. They need to ship high volume products to stay alive.

I am in no way disparaging Emad and his departure is a big loss for Lucid. But Lucid needs a hard-core, battle tested problem solver to stay alive.

If you look back at Apple in the past 20 years, clearly Jobs and Jonny Ives were the tech and visionary leaders. Tim Cook, a low-key manufacturing/logistic guy presided over much of Apple's growth and dominance.
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I’m thinking they Napoli cut his R and D budget or some pet projects.
 
BS8899 said:
I don't doubt Emad's passion and analytical skills. Emad has been in his position for more than a year now after Rawlinson's departure. It appears that Silvio and Emad are not seeing eye-to-eye on what path to take to get Lucid out of the woods.

Lucid needs the mid-size to stay in business. The two-factory/half-way around the globe manufacturing, the on-going SW problems and the anemic service network scares the sh*t out of me!
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Software seems to be going on the right track, finally!
 
Whether Emad was pushed or jumped, I find it highly concerning that he's left the company. Partly it's worrisome that they're still undergoing leadership churn after all these months, and partly it's concerning since he seemed to be the leader responsible for the early signs of their software turning on to the right track. Losing him makes me think that it's worth waiting at least another quarter to assess the health of the business before taking the risk of buying a Gravity.
 
Wow…this is extremely worrying all around. Lucid just lost a lot of expertise and frankly a or of confidence from its owners with this move. I am seriously concerned for the company and my vehicle right now…
 
I'm terrible a predicting what Wall Street will think of corporate news. My guess is that the stock is going to take a beating when the market opens, but my track record with these predictions isn't good.
 
Lucid’s strategy is to release one positive news immediately followed by one or multiple negative news. 😡
 
No doubt he was instrumental in developing the products we now know and enjoy, but there is also no doubt this company needs adjustment. It is not sustainable as is and I’m actually excited to see what changes are coming. The company needs new people to move it forward.
 
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