To be fair, when it came to the Air, Lucid never promised anything other than Highway assisted features either.
Seems to be quite accurate on your end. DDP in air is not going to improve much if at all. Add it to the list of disappointments.
Yes, handsfree works great. But that is also limited to many situations and needs more improvement. I hope they do.
.I purchased EAP in 2016 on a Model X. I remember traveling in the right lane at 70mph on I-5 when EAP couldn't recognize that I wanted to continue straight and veered suddenly toward an exit. Since then, it has only occasionally tried to kill me, including once after 8+ years of software refinement. He-who-shall-not-be-named removed the use of radar in existing vehicles that were hardware-equipped, leaving us more often blinded by sun and the elements.
I think this is just the unfortunate reality of the current environment, where autonomy and AI are rapidly improving. Unfortunately it takes years to redesign cars, so you naturally end up with some cars from the same manufacturer that are more advanced than others. For example, Gravity is more advanced than the Air, but even that won't get the L3 or L4 planned for the end of the decade.Yes, handsfree works great. But that is also limited to many situations and needs more improvement. I hope they do.
But what is the point in them selling it even now when confirming it is not capable of. This is not good showcasing of the company. There is nothing except disappointment for me considering i bought it on the promise of what Air can do better than competition. It would have been a completely different story if i have leased it
Ok, but all this proves me wrong with what i thought Tesla of. Tesla’s that are 7,8 years old are able to drive in cities with lane changes, traffic awareness and more. But here we are where Lucid said we are lightyears ahead and just after 4, 5 years saying our cars are not capable is full on BS.
The car isn’t obsolete just because technology improved. Otherwise, nearly all cars would be obsolete.Yes, handsfree works great. But that is also limited to many situations and needs more improvement. I hope they do.
But what is the point in them selling it even now when confirming it is not capable of. This is not good showcasing of the company. There is nothing except disappointment for me considering i bought it on the promise of what Air can do better than competition. It would have been a completely different story if i have leased it
You have every right to be annoyed. In 2021, Lucid promised features they're now not delivering. There's a difference between having hardware as standard in a car, making promises and then not delivering, you didn't pay any extra so it is what it is. But when a company charged $10,000 and promoted features that is now saying the hardware doesn't support? That's shady.
Yes, and they will backtrack on eyeoff too at some point.
Everybody actually working on autonomy (for the previous 20+ years) knew exactly how hard it is. CEOs trying to fluff the stock price by promising "coming soon" has no bearing on the actual work needed. Mobileye's execs and investors made *billions* off this -- including a $15.3bn acquisition by Intel. They've also missed every promise and target.
Disagree. Level 4 was never promised for Gravity. Lucid was purposely vague on future capabilities. It promised hands off highway driving and hinted at Level 2++ but no more. I have a new Gravity and if I get Level 2++ by end of year (or more realistically early to mid 2026) I will be a happy camper. Yes Level 4 would be nice to have eventually but even if Gravity had Thor, it is probably going to be some years before cars jump through the regulatory hurdles of full Level 4.
