Lucid Gravity UI backport to Lucid Air

[Mediawiz]

Has anyone heard any update as to if/when the Lucid Gravity UI would be back ported into Lucid Air models?

The Lucid Air UI is very decent, but I think the Lucid Gravity UI is a big improvement. I would love to get that in my Lucid Air GTP.

 

[pyle112]

Has anyone heard any update as to if/when the Lucid Gravity UI would be back ported into Lucid Air models?

The Lucid Air UI is very decent, but I think the Lucid Gravity UI is a big improvement. I would love to get that in my Lucid Air GTP.

At some point hardware limitations might be an issue.
Thread 'Faster Chip Available for Retrofitting in the Air?' https://lucidowners.com/threads/faster-chip-available-for-retrofitting-in-the-air.9852/

 

[borski]

At some point hardware limitations might be an issue.
Thread 'Faster Chip Available for Retrofitting in the Air?' https://lucidowners.com/threads/faster-chip-available-for-retrofitting-in-the-air.9852/

That is partially correct; the “faster chip” is referring to the CCC that is in the Sapphire and the new 2025s. However, the old CCC has all the power needed to support future changes; the new CCC is just less laggy, and overall a good bit faster.

There will certainly be other hardware limitations, but that chip isn’t it.

They have already been bringing planned features from Gravity to the Air where they can. I don’t know if there will be a total UI refresh or if they’ll just continue backporting features, as Gravity is likely to be a whole new system (guessing).

 

[Bobby]

That is partially correct; the “faster chip” is referring to the CCC that is in the Sapphire and the new 2025s. However, the old CCC has all the power needed to support future changes; the new CCC is just less laggy, and overall a good bit faster.

There will certainly be other hardware limitations, but that chip isn’t it.

They have already been bringing planned features from Gravity to the Air where they can. I don’t know if there will be a total UI refresh or if they’ll just continue backporting features, as Gravity is likely to be a whole new system (guessing).

One potential issue could be the variations in the shapes and sizes of the screens between the two models.

 

[Blue Lectroid]

One potential issue could be the variations in the shapes and sizes of the screens between the two models.

Tesla was able to navigate that, hopefully Lucid will not allow that to be a deal breaker for keeping the UI’s similar.

 

[Bobby]

Tesla was able to navigate that, hopefully Lucid will not allow that to be a deal breaker for keeping the UI’s similar.

Good point, but Tesla's UI is a nightmare.

 

[borski]

Good point, but Tesla's UI is a nightmare.

True, but it wasn’t always that way.

 

[Blue Lectroid]

Good point, but Tesla's UI is a nightmare.

Another good point.

 

[Blue Lectroid]

True, but it wasn’t always that way.

And yet ANOTHER good point, LOL!!

 

[Alex]

Good point, but Tesla's UI is a nightmare.

I've been using Tesla's UI from the original Model S up through the current Model X with its binnacle and single horizontal screen. I've grown accustomed to the newer interfaces and actually find them quite effective, except for the lack of CarPlay support. My driving style might influence this, but with the latest Supervised FSD software, the car mostly drives itself, which reduces the need to interact with the screen to mostly music apps. Other interactions occur mainly for setting up navigation or initial vehicle setup.

Everyone has their own tolerance for UI quirks, and what works for one car might not for another. Tesla has spent years refining their UI and hardware to match their vehicle's characteristics. Meanwhile, Lucid is on its second major UI hardware iteration and is really finding its stride.

 

[Bobby]

I've been using Tesla's UI from the original Model S up through the current Model X with its binnacle and single horizontal screen. I've grown accustomed to the newer interfaces and actually find them quite effective, except for the lack of CarPlay support. My driving style might influence this, but with the latest Supervised FSD software, the car mostly drives itself, which reduces the need to interact with the screen to mostly music apps. Other interactions occur mainly for setting up navigation or initial vehicle setup.

Everyone has their own tolerance for UI quirks, and what works for one car might not for another. Tesla has spent years refining their UI and hardware to match their vehicle's characteristics. Meanwhile, Lucid is on its second major UI hardware iteration and is really finding its stride.

Three reasons that a Tesla is not on my shopping list:
1. No CarPlay
2. UI: You need to get used to it
3. The car mostly drives itself

 

[borski]

I've been using Tesla's UI from the original Model S up through the current Model X with its binnacle and single horizontal screen. I've grown accustomed to the newer interfaces and actually find them quite effective, except for the lack of CarPlay support. My driving style might influence this, but with the latest Supervised FSD software, the car mostly drives itself, which reduces the need to interact with the screen to mostly music apps. Other interactions occur mainly for setting up navigation or initial vehicle setup.

Everyone has their own tolerance for UI quirks, and what works for one car might not for another. Tesla has spent years refining their UI and hardware to match their vehicle's characteristics. Meanwhile, Lucid is on its second major UI hardware iteration and is really finding its stride.

This is very much a personal preference thing. I agree, after using almost any UI, you’ll eventually get used to it; but that doesn’t mean it has good UX.

Lucid has better UX, imho; it is better thought out, features are more discoverable, it has better affordances/signifiers, etc. Fewer features, but better UX.

Better, but not perfect. The toggle for switching drive modes was not discoverable until very recently. HA still had plenty of UX issues, especially during LCA. And so on.

The difference is I feel like where the Lucid UX is very intentionally designed, the Tesla UX is mostly just “put it in some textual submenu and you’ll eventually find it, maybe.”

That’s fine, and it’s just my opinion, and has nothing to do with UI (or the look and feel, vs UX, which I use here to refer to usability).

Your opinion may differ, and I have no problem with that. I would describe Tesla’s UX as geared toward “power users” who are already familiar with the vehicle, the controls, the features, etc.

But if you put my dad in one of the two cars, I guarantee you he’ll have no idea what to do in a Tesla, and he’ll figure out the Lucid fairly quickly, even if he’s just starting with the physical controls. (I’ve tested this, because I was curious)