Key cards 100% reliable?

[hank-iv]

Ordered in August and have been monitoring here since.

I've asked earlier about whether one could skip using the fob at all, since they seem to be problematic. I'm sure I (and more importantly my spouse) could manage the "hassle" of doing so. The answers seemed to come back affirmatively.

Do the key cards ever not work?

Are the key cards linked to a driver profile? If so, does the driver profile load based on that card hitting the driver side B pillar?

Does the console wiring issue effect them?

Does Lucid sell extra key cards? To have one for valets and occasional daughter driver, guest profile?

Obviously fobs and PaaK are assumed conveniences nowadays, but the value added just seems small. I'd much rather have to fish my wallet out every time, than have to worry about getting out of the car and letting it go to sleep. And to have to fiddle around with removing the battery and resetting the fob.

The key card concept is still a nice step up from my first car, 1985 Subura R/X Turbo. Fun car for a 22yr old, but I had to stick a little piece of machined metal into a slot and turn it to unlock the car. And sometimes in cold weather it would freeze up--very uncomfortable. And the infotainment was just radio and a primitive "tape" player.

 

[borski]

Ordered in August and have been monitoring here since.

I've asked earlier about whether one could skip using the fob at all, since they seem to be problematic. I'm sure I (and more importantly my spouse) could manage the "hassle" of doing so. The answers seemed to come back affirmatively.

Do the key cards ever not work?

Only if your center console harness is pinched or otherwise damaged.

Are the key cards linked to a driver profile? If so, does the driver profile load based on that card hitting the driver side B pillar?

Yes (they can be, but don’t have to be, just like the fob) and yes (if they’re linked to a profile).

Does the console wiring issue affect them?

Yes. It will affect whether or not it lets you drive. It will let you in the car though. But if you have the center console wiring issue, you’ll have more problems than just this.

Does Lucid sell extra key cards? To have one for valets and occasional daughter driver, guest profile?

Yes. Talk to service and they’ll happily sell you some. They have to be linked to your car *by service* though. That is, there are two steps: service associates them with your car and, optionally, you can link them to a profile.

Mobile can do this too.

Obviously fobs and PaaK are assumed conveniences nowadays, but the value added just seems small. I'd much rather have to fish my wallet out every time, than have to worry about getting out of the car and letting it go to sleep. And to have to fiddle around with removing the battery and resetting the fob.

Once the next fob update is done (with 3.3.5) I’m hopeful these are concerns of the past.

 

[hank-iv]

Thanks, those are about what I was expecting. And I realize there are plenty of people without fob issues.

Underlying my inquiry is an assumption that the key cards more reliable connectivity (excl console issue) would result in fewer system glitches in the car itself, the kinds like Ron B just reported with the new update, and other black screens ect.

I started using a Dynemma wallet when I hiked the AT; my access card at work reads thru it without me needing to take it out, so guessing the card key would too. So wallet out of pocket, up to B pillar, back in pocket. Not too much "work" Just never bother with the fob, and the fob won't bother with me.