Lucid will add hands-free driving choices later this month

Lucid is about to roll out its first hands-free options. On July 30, Lucid Air sedan homeowners with the DreamDrive Professional add-on will get automated drive help and lane-change options. You probably have a Gravity SUV you may have to attend till later this 12 months.

The options will arrive by way of an OTA replace for autos with DreamDrive Professional {hardware}. The optionally available add-on has 32 sensors, together with LiDAR, radar, ultrasonic sensors and cameras. DreamDrive Professional already helps semi-autonomous options like lane change help and curve management.

The brand new drive help and lane-change options take the automation additional, letting you go hands-free. (Your eyes will nonetheless must be on the street, after all). The options will solely work on suitable divided highways.

Lucid joins a rising pack of EV makers with hands-free choices. It is a record that now stretches far past Tesla’s Autopilot and Full-Self-Driving. Rivian, GM, Ford and Nissan every have automated choices.

As for Lucid, it has been a rocky experience these days, reflecting the business’s broader turbulence. It had two rounds of layoffs, chopping 400 folks final 12 months after lowering its workforce by 1,300 in 2023. On the brilliant facet, its Gravity SUV has had a constructive reception. (It is rolling out now, becoming a member of the Air sedan within the lineup.) Lucid can also be increasing its actual property. Earlier this 12 months, the automaker acquired an Arizona plant beforehand owned by the bankrupt Nikola.