Lucid Motors has fired multiple members of its software leadership team as the company scrambles to address persistent issues with its two models.
Interim chief executive officer Marc Winterhoff said at CES 2026 that the company is “actually very close” to solving the issues flagged by customers and automotive reviewers since the model launch.
“I basically replaced the whole software leadership team,” Winterhoff said in a media briefing at the Las Vegas event, according to InsideEVs. “We’re working through this, and we’re actually very close.”
A Lucid spokesperson confirmed the changes and said the number of departures was “more than a handful,” though the company declined to provide an exact figure.
Fix Timeline
Winterhoff said Lucid expects to resolve Gravity’s software problems within weeks. In the worst case scenario, the end of the quarter is the company’s deadline to solve them.
“Our expectation is that for the Gravity, we will be over the hump by end of January, latest, latest, end of March,” he said.
At least one over-the-air software update is scheduled for late January, followed by another in two months, the interim CEO said.
Winterhoff acknowledged the key fob problem, which sometimes left owners unable to start their vehicles, has been “to an almost complete extent, fixed.”
Another update in the coming weeks will address how the key continuously “pings” the vehicle until its own battery drains.
Leadership Overhaul
The software firings add to an accelerating exodus of senior talent at the California-based EV maker.
Lucid announced in early November that chief engineer Eric Bach was leaving after more than a decade.
As EV exclusively reported on November 12, the executive was fired by the management.
Since then, Bach has sued its former employer for discrimination and wrongdoing.
In early November, TechCrunch reported that VP of Engineering James Hawkins also departed, though as of Tuesday his LinkedIn profile still lists Lucid as his employer.
Hawkins was promoted from senior director to vice president in March 2025.
Bach later filed a lawsuit against Lucid, alleging a hostile work environment and slurs against his German nationality.
The company has now lost 12 C-suite officers or vice presidents in under two years, including its CEO, CFO, general counsel, and most of its senior leadership since October 2023.
Expanded Role
Emad Dlala, formerly senior vice president of powertrain, has assumed broader responsibility in the wake of the departures.
Dlala was promoted in November to oversee all product development functions, including vehicle engineering, digital systems, and software.
“In addition to leading the powertrain organization, he will now oversee all product development functions, including vehicle engineering, digital systems, and software,” Lucid said at the time.
Only two members of Lucid‘s original leadership team remain: Dlala and Derek Jenkins, senior vice president of design and brand.
Executive Departures Since October 2023
The leadership exodus includes former CEO Peter Rawlinson, who transitioned to a senior advisory role nearly a year ago — announced minutes after the fourth-quarter 2024 earnings release.
CFO Sherry House departed in December 2023, fourteen months into her tenure.
Other departures include Michael Bell, senior vice president of digital (May 2024); Derrick Carty, vice president of platform software engineering (August 2024) and Matthew Everitt, senior vice president and general counsel (September 2024).
Margaret Burgraff, vice president of software quality and validation (January 2025); Steven David, senior vice president of operations (February 2025); and Jeri Ford, vice president of quality (October 2025) have also left the company last year.
The board initiated a CEO search in February 2025 “with the support of a leading executive search firm.”
As of Tuesday, no permanent replacement has been named.
Viral Criticism
Last month, a video by Engineering Explained titled “Owning A Lucid Has Been Super Disappointing” has accumulated over a million views.
In a follow-up video published late last week, the YouTuber said that the EV maker acknowledged shortcomings and outlined plans for a complete user experience overhaul — dubbed UX 3.0 — by early fall 2026.
