EV maker Lucid Motors acknowledged that a hands-free driving feature promised for its Gravity SUV in 2025 has been delayed, as the company faces mounting criticism over software quality and missed deadlines.
Last July, Lucid announced that Hands-Free Drive Assist and Hands-Free Lane Change Assist would be delivered to Lucid Air owners on July 30 and to Lucid Gravity owners “later this year” via an over-the-air update.
“The updates to DreamDrive Pro will allow customers to experience easy to use and intuitive hands-free driving and hands-free lane changes (with driver activation of the turn signal stalk) on compatible divided highways,” Lucid said at the time.
The EV maker said it was “significantly investing in advancing its ADAS and autonomous driving offerings as it further builds upon the capabilities of its DreamDrive Pro hardware and its in-house software stack.”
DreamDrive Pro is an optional upgrade for Lucid vehicles featuring LiDAR, radar, visible-light cameras, surround-view cameras, and ultrasonic sensors.
The feature was delivered to Air owners as scheduled but never arrived for Gravity owners in 2025.
Acknowledgment
VP of Communications Nick Twork addressed the delay on X on Tuesday after a user criticized Lucid for “making future promises and not focusing on the now,” asking where the hands-free feature for Gravity was that “Marc said was coming by end of last year.”
“We still plan to deliver hands free drive assist for Gravity,” Twork wrote. “We ended up prioritizing other software updates, hence a later delivery time.”
Twork acknowledged the criticism in a follow-up post. “Agree we need to deliver and the team is focused on it,” he wrote.
Users on X highlighted a growing list of features that remain unavailable for Gravity despite being promised, including Mobile Key, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, Camp Mode, and streaming apps.
“My point exactly. Everything with Gravity is always coming soon,” one user wrote. “I get you’ve got software woes but you need to start delivering on those promises or people will just simply not trust what Lucid says.”
New Autonomy Roadmap
The acknowledgment came the same day interim CEO Marc Winterhoff outlined an ambitious autonomy roadmap during an interview on Bloomberg TV at CES.
Twork summarized the interview on X: “We’ll deploy point-to-point driving (L2++) on city streets and highways based on the existing Lucid Gravity Dream Drive Pro system working jointly with NVIDIA later this year, the same as what Mercedes has shown.”
“And our midsize platform will also adopt this technology, and will add L3 capability targeted for 2028 and safe, real L4 autonomy by 2029,” Twork added.
Ongoing Software Issues
Lucid continues to face customer complaints about its Gravity model despite a recent software update and an apologetic email from Winterhoff acknowledging the company had failed to meet its standards on software quality.
In the final days of 2025, new complaints went viral on X and Reddit with owners highlighting persistent issues including key fob recognition failures, navigation malfunctions, and other software glitches — problems Lucid said it had addressed in its 3.3.20 update released earlier this month.
Key fob recognition problems have plagued Gravity owners since the vehicle’s launch.
In October, Lucid began offering owners the ability to update their key fob firmware wirelessly through the mobile app after numerous reports of “key not detected” alerts.
European Launch
European deliveries of the Gravity SUV are set to begin within weeks as Lucid looks to gain traction in the region — where the company sold just 183 vehicles in Germany throughout 2025, a 53% drop from the prior year.
Later this year, the EV maker will expand to several new markets including France and Denmark.
The Gravity SUV was named earlier this week ‘Best Public Charging Experience’ by the MotorTrend Best Tech Awards.
The model — which can fit up to 7 adults — is equipped with a 123 kWh battery providing a range of up to 450 miles — equivalent to 724 km.
