Software wish list

[prgarg]

Would love a live weather radar overlay on the navigation map. A few years ago I suggested this to Tesla when I had my Model S and they did it. Extremely helpful when driving in or trying to avoid bad weather. Sometimes I use one of the radar apps in CarPlay, but it's not as good or as smooth.

I was gonna suggest the same, maybe not a super popular feature but I found it very useful

 

[Jake13TS]

1-Ability to auto park backwards into garage.

 

[TahoeMichael]

Yeah, I agree with this. Our garage is tight and I walk behind the car with no intention of opening the rear hatch. The waving the foot under the car must be a trigger mechanism as otherwise there will be too many unintended openings.

I think a good implementation is still possible. If the person is continuously moving, don't open. If they walk to the back of the car and then stop, open.

My truck works this way for the side doors.

 

[prgarg]

Right... you had posted that in the other wish list thread too, but the forum wouldn't let me edit my post. And now I cannot edit this one, so history is doomed to repeat.

Actually, it makes sense to keep on the list. I omitted to mention that, in true Lucid fashion, it only works occasionally. I have not trouble sending the addresses from my phone, but only once in a while I see the notification in the car.

 

[Cosmo Cruz]

I would love to be able to delete anything Google (motto: "Just do Evil") from my car. The " Google wants you to sell your firstborn" screen appears, no matter what I do. I navigate by the stars and landmarks -- I don't need no stinkin' badges.

Lucid, make it possible to get rid of Google and whatever software slop entirely unnecessary for the car. I know the car is already spying on me: where I go and when and how fast, what phones and smart watches are near the car, and recording EVERYTHING.

Erick Blair was so correct about this:

Oh, and if you bought ANY TV in the past few years:
your smart TV is watching YOU!

 

[joec]

UX 3.0 for Air, obviously.

Dash cam for Air would be nice, too. Doesn't have to be full Sentry mode, or anything like Halo Secure. I know that would likely drain too much battery, given the Air's hardware. But recording while driving so you have a record of accidents would be a very nice addition.

Auto parking that actually worked. I have yet to have my Air detect any parking spot. Anywhere. Perhaps it only works for perpendicular spots, like in large parking lots? Where even a complete dolt who doesn't know how to park can already park just fine? Give me parallel street parking, folks.

More manual wiper speeds. I believe Gravity has more than two. Air does not.

Apple Car Key / Android Key for Gravity. (I know that's coming very soon.)

Save the passenger seat settings to the user profile. Not just the driver seat. When you switch seats on a road trip with two very differently-sized people, you should not have to manually adjust the passenger seat every time. Feels like an easy win.

And honestly, I'm stretching to think of much else. Both cars already do more than what you need. And most of the bugs are ironed out at this point. I think the occasional glitches are more hardware related than folks realize. I get almost none of them on my Air anymore.

 

[WeighingGravity]

Camp Mode, please please please.

 

[mishal]

- Trip Timer, not just distance. I always love to know how long I've been driving for the day. And also, how long have I been driving since I first bough the car. Similar to Trip A and B.
- Live View Cam from the app
- Auto Park/Summon: Just for the car to get in and out of tight parking spots If I am unable to get in the car.
- Apple Key: that can function like a normal key fob.

 

[prgarg]

- Trip Timer, not just distance. I always love to know how long I've been driving for the day. And also, how long have I been driving since I first bough the car. Similar to Trip A and B.
- Live View Cam from the app
- Auto Park/Summon: Just for the car to get in and out of tight parking spots If I am unable to get in the car.
- Apple Key: that can function like a normal key fob.

I subscribe to the Summon one!

 

[ColoradoKent]

Those reading this entry will immediately realize I am a certified geezer. I can’t help but smile looking through the software wish list added to the forum. I learned to drive on a stick shift 48 Studebaker. Heater, no radio, that was a $20 extra my Dad couldn’t afford. Key for the door and the ignition switch. Want to adjust the seat? Buy pillows. But it took us where we wanted to go and always brought us home. Never once engaging turtle mode. Change the plugs and points regularly and it was happy.

Some have noticed when we add more software, it seems we add confusion to the software already installed resulting in unintended consequences. I am not a programmer; I don’t have a clue how anything digital works. But, I remain perfectly happy with the way modern cars are now and all the comfort they bring, when it works. But still, all I ask of my cars today are to take us where we want to go and bring us safely home. All the rest is filling in the éclair. And knowing a Lucid went 0-200-0 faster than a Corvette ZR1X and a McClaren 750, whatever they are, doesn’t hurt the experience of driving the Lucid we have. It truly is a great driving car. Although we still enjoy a jaunt in our 70 Challenger 6-Pak convertible with the uncomfortable seats, the rough suspension, the lousy gas mileage, the cool breeze in our faces. Sometimes the past has a lot to offer.

 

[hwy17er]

Those reading this entry will immediately realize I am a certified geezer. I can’t help but smile looking through the software wish list added to the forum. I learned to drive on a stick shift 48 Studebaker. Heater, no radio, that was a $20 extra my Dad couldn’t afford. Key for the door and the ignition switch. Want to adjust the seat? Buy pillows. But it took us where we wanted to go and always brought us home. Never once engaging turtle mode. Change the plugs and points regularly and it was happy.

Some have noticed when we add more software, it seems we add confusion to the software already installed resulting in unintended consequences. I am not a programmer; I don’t have a clue how anything digital works. But, I remain perfectly happy with the way modern cars are now and all the comfort they bring, when it works. But still, all I ask of my cars today are to take us where we want to go and bring us safely home. All the rest is filling in the éclair. And knowing a Lucid went 0-200-0 faster than a Corvette ZR1X and a McClaren 750, whatever they are, doesn’t hurt the experience of driving the Lucid we have. It truly is a great driving car. Although we still enjoy a jaunt in our 70 Challenger 6-Pak convertible with the uncomfortable seats, the rough suspension, the lousy gas mileage, the cool breeze in our faces. Sometimes the past has a lot to offer.

Want to be happier in your Lucid?...use less of the immature SW!
No HUD?...no biggie
Rarely use ADAS....no wonder I'm way more stoked on this car than those that felt those things all needed to be working flawlessly

Cameras, fob, HVAC, ride height on the fly, RWS all work fine too
Good job Lucid: It's really fun to drive

YMMV

 

[DrJBell]

They could do it with the UWB tech installed in the car. It’s precise enough to be programmed that when you’re standing within a certain distance at the rear of the car it could open the trunk.

This is in my GV70 from 2022, I always wondered my gravity didn’t have this for the frunk and for the trunk.

 

[Corplhicks]

PAK
Apps
Apps when parked
Stream video when parked or charging
HUD update and tweaks
Baby safety mode
Camping mode
More colors for interior with true palette like Mercedes has
More responsive colors to music and temp select
Better routing and traffic alerts with updates based on traffic changes
Interior camera
A little louder turn signals
More AI

 

[eelpout]

I've heard of that (was it on a Tesla?), but think it would cause a lot of unwanted openings for me - until I learned to be careful not to stand near the front or rear of the car.

I'm already finding myself giving a wide berth to ours to avoid it locking and unlocking when I don't want it too. the fob needs an "off" switch.

 

[eelpout]

what ever happened to the "Terrain" mode they talked about in all the press demos last summer? that would be on my list.
as well as an option to have "creep" automatically engage when going in reverse.

 

[gamix]

-Optionally higher power steering, to narrow the variety of torque required to turn a rectangle.
-If programmed this way, reduce electronic power steering resistance, on-center. (agree w/Autogefuhl, here)
-Optionally wider throttle mapping, instead of narrow and super-narrow, restricted to the modes.
-An efficiency display that captures at least a couple fixed rolling distances; that negates having to reset one of the two trip meters, or guessing the TFT's reference point.
-HUD is coming along nicely. Would be good if it rendered even lower, just above the round wheel option I'm sure is coming
-Less light noise, by offering a "Vibe" with, not just Brightness, but better contrast instead of multiple colors of milkiness (esp. on the TFT). Give it a jazzy name, like "Ergonomic".

...you can turn off the auto-unlock / start, the fob causes, and use its buttons instead. It's in the menus.

 

[9.81ms2]

I said: hey lucid, remind me when I put the car in park that I put food in back. Lucid said: I can’t do that, but you can. we laughed.

I did remember.

 

[joec]

Now that I've been driving my Gravity around, I do have some small wishes. Some of these they might not be able to change due to regulations and such. But a man can dream…

It's noteworthy that all of these are essentially nits. In general, the software is pretty great.

- Low ride height, always. I pretty much never want my Gravity in standard or high. I want a station wagon, not a truck. If I get better range in low due to better aero, why not always put the thing in low? Instead, it keeps defaulting to standard. (I think because of the EPA nonsense?) Not only when I first start driving, but also when I switch drive modes. Every time I look down, it's switched itself back to standard. Drives me nuts.
- More options for the custom buttons. I like that the custom buttons are so easy to set. But I'd like to use them for other things besides the current four functions.
- Nav: When I am looking for charging stations and I'm already driving along a highway, don't sort by distance or availability. Sort by which ones aren't going to require me to make a u-turn. It's showing me stations that are south of me while I'm traveling northbound.
- Meanwhile, they need to integrate CarPlay with the range, etc. like Ford does, so I can just search for stations and get my estimated range at destination via the Maps app.
- Speaking of CarPlay, I want Spatial Audio through the Music app. Barring that, a native Music app that can do spatial or Dolby Atmos. I do not want to manage a Tidal sub or use a crappy Tidal app.
- More sanctuary videos, please. They showed off more than they actually shipped. Where are the rest of them? They're actually more useful than I thought they would be.
- True Zen mode. During the launch, they showed off a super minimal mode where pretty much all the screens went dark and you just see your speed and any warnings. I would use that all the time if it existed. Instead we just get to hide the dynamic range thing.
- Speaking of dynamic range, I have no idea what it's smoking. But the numbers doesn't seem to match any reality I'm aware of.
- The HUD is more annoying than useful. Lucid seemed to have some really interesting plans for the HUD when they first announced it, but what they have shipped is not that. For starters, I can't get it high enough to be in focus and full brightness where my head is. I have to duck my head down a bit even at it's highest height. And where it sits is more in the way than I'd like. And it constantly wants to show me the speed hands free Dream Drive would be if I were to engage it? Why? The blind spot warnings are nice, and I guess it's more useful if you use native nav. But for now I just turn it off. (Oh, and it also basically disappears when I use polarized sunglasses.) Luckily the speed is always right there just below where I'm looking anyway on the main screen.

All in all, like I said, these are nitpicks. I haven't really encountered any real bugs yet. Though it does seem to think I'm drowsy more often than it should. But who knows? Maybe I have been drowsy lately? I think it's getting triggered when I drive at just the right angle into the sun. My Air never did that.

 

[prgarg]

Now that I've been driving my Gravity around, I do have some small wishes. Some of these they might not be able to change due to regulations and such. But a man can dream…

It's noteworthy that all of these are essentially nits. In general, the software is pretty great.

- Low ride height, always. I pretty much never want my Gravity in standard or high. I want a station wagon, not a truck. If I get better range in low due to better aero, why not always put the thing in low? Instead, it keeps defaulting to standard. (I think because of the EPA nonsense?) Not only when I first start driving, but also when I switch drive modes. Every time I look down, it's switched itself back to standard. Drives me nuts.
- More options for the custom buttons. I like that the custom buttons are so easy to set. But I'd like to use them for other things besides the current four functions.
- Nav: When I am looking for charging stations and I'm already driving along a highway, don't sort by distance or availability. Sort by which ones aren't going to require me to make a u-turn. It's showing me stations that are south of me while I'm traveling northbound.
- Meanwhile, they need to integrate CarPlay with the range, etc. like Ford does, so I can just search for stations and get my estimated range at destination via the Maps app.
- Speaking of CarPlay, I want Spatial Audio through the Music app. Barring that, a native Music app that can do spatial or Dolby Atmos. I do not want to manage a Tidal sub or use a crappy Tidal app.
- More sanctuary videos, please. They showed off more than they actually shipped. Where are the rest of them? They're actually more useful than I thought they would be.
- True Zen mode. During the launch, they showed off a super minimal mode where pretty much all the screens went dark and you just see your speed and any warnings. I would use that all the time if it existed. Instead we just get to hide the dynamic range thing.
- Speaking of dynamic range, I have no idea what it's smoking. But the numbers doesn't seem to match any reality I'm aware of.
- The HUD is more annoying than useful. Lucid seemed to have some really interesting plans for the HUD when they first announced it, but what they have shipped is not that. For starters, I can't get it high enough to be in focus and full brightness where my head is. I have to duck my head down a bit even at it's highest height. And where it sits is more in the way than I'd like. And it constantly wants to show me the speed hands free Dream Drive would be if I were to engage it? Why? The blind spot warnings are nice, and I guess it's more useful if you use native nav. But for now I just turn it off. (Oh, and it also basically disappears when I use polarized sunglasses.) Luckily the speed is always right there just below where I'm looking anyway on the main screen.

All in all, like I said, these are nitpicks. I haven't really encountered any real bugs yet. Though it does seem to think I'm drowsy more often than it should. But who knows? Maybe I have been drowsy lately? I think it's getting triggered when I drive at just the right angle into the sun. My Air never did that.

All very good observations. Good thing you didn't get one of the early Gravitys, you'd have hated the software. We suffered it then so you can enjoy it now

 

[prgarg]

- More sanctuary videos, please. They showed off more than they actually shipped. Where are the rest of them? They're actually more useful than I thought they would be.

Looks like another manufacturer is picking up where Lucid left off