The Lucid Air all-electric luxurious sedan is getting new options with the most recent model of the Lucid UX software program, which is already being despatched out to autos in the US as an over-the-air replace.
Lucid UX 2.4 provides 3D lane visualization, curve management and Lane Change Help for autos which have the optionally available DreamDrive Professional superior driver help system (ADAS). The three-dimensional lane visualization is much like what Tesla provides in its in-car software program. When driving on the freeway, the automobile reveals a real-time illustration of the site visitors in its lane, in addition to the 2 lanes subsequent to it on the middle display screen, along with details about the velocity restrict and what driving assistants are enabled.
Curve management is built-in into the adaptive cruise management system and in easy phrases implies that the automobile mechanically adjusts its velocity when driving on winding roads and doesn’t merely preserve the set velocity no matter the highway structure.
One other new characteristic is known as Driver-Initiated Lane Change Help. As its title suggests, the automobile can change lanes on the freeway however solely after the motive force lengthy presses the flip sign and retains their arms on the steering wheel. The corporate’s Freeway Help system can now even be engaged on curves because of the addition of high-definition maps that present extra detailed data on HOV lanes, exit situations and lane merges and splits.
The most recent software program replace additionally provides one thing known as Prolonged Cease and Go, which implies the automobile will resume touring in heavy stop-and-go site visitors even after lengthy stops, however provided that the motive force is trying forward. Furthermore, drivers can now use wi-fi Apple CarPlay on the Lucid Air’s instrument cluster, not simply on the middle display screen.
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Amazon’s Alexa digital assistant shall be eliminated with Lucid UX 2.4. Instead, a brand new hands-free voice assistant generally known as Lucid Assistant will be capable of management the navigation and audio techniques, change the local weather management and activate the heated seats by way of voice instructions. The assistant wakes up when the motive force says “Hey Lucid!” or after urgent the microphone button on the steering wheel.
With the most recent software program replace, the Lucid Cell App now connects to the automobile a lot sooner than earlier than, in response to the automaker.
Lucid says that the Air’s security suite and its ADAS options don’t make it self-driving and that the motive force ought to at all times be attentive and never rely on the automobile’s sensors utterly to keep away from accidents.