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Hey All,
The challenges with execution in both the Air rollout and Gravity rollout have been heavily discussed here. While one might give a pass to Lucid on the Air, (First car, Covid, new company etc.) It happening on the Gravity is an unforced error (Or is it just a different POV?)
Here's my prompt to you as a thought experiment.
If Lucid released Gravity without the following promises, but in exchange had a "robust" experience everywhere else (reliability, software bugs, software features fully developed, mobile keys robust) would you still consider buying the Gravity?
1.) No HUD / AR
2.) Same form factor as Air, with higher top hat (Net effect, probably less interior volume, 3rd row is kind of "thrown in")
3.) Driving dynamics like a heavier taller Air (no rear wheel steering / 3 chamber air suspension)
4.) Range at a 20% haircut to Air (Basically no additional efficiency engineering, just a bigger vehicle on the same platform)
5.) No reimagined UI/UX 2.0, basically take Air UX and make it more robust.
6.) Interior design / layout is basically the Air with a 3rd row.
The above are what i consider development over and above taking an existing platform and re-top hatting it. (E.g. Model S -> X) which was something Lucid decided to do but didn't "need" to.
Play it safe? Or push the envelope?
The challenges with execution in both the Air rollout and Gravity rollout have been heavily discussed here. While one might give a pass to Lucid on the Air, (First car, Covid, new company etc.) It happening on the Gravity is an unforced error (Or is it just a different POV?)
Here's my prompt to you as a thought experiment.
If Lucid released Gravity without the following promises, but in exchange had a "robust" experience everywhere else (reliability, software bugs, software features fully developed, mobile keys robust) would you still consider buying the Gravity?
1.) No HUD / AR
2.) Same form factor as Air, with higher top hat (Net effect, probably less interior volume, 3rd row is kind of "thrown in")
3.) Driving dynamics like a heavier taller Air (no rear wheel steering / 3 chamber air suspension)
4.) Range at a 20% haircut to Air (Basically no additional efficiency engineering, just a bigger vehicle on the same platform)
5.) No reimagined UI/UX 2.0, basically take Air UX and make it more robust.
6.) Interior design / layout is basically the Air with a 3rd row.
The above are what i consider development over and above taking an existing platform and re-top hatting it. (E.g. Model S -> X) which was something Lucid decided to do but didn't "need" to.
Play it safe? Or push the envelope?