Lucid (LCID) EV drivers can now wake their new AI assistant with ‘Hey Lucid’

If you own a Lucid EV, try saying “Hey Lucid” next time you drive it and see what happens. Lucid (LCID) launched a new AI assistant that allows you to interact with your vehicle in new ways. Here’s how it works.

Lucid launches new AI assistant for EV drivers

The new Lucid Assistant is a hands-free voice assistant powered by SoundHound Chat AI. The Chat AI platform was the first of its kind to go into production with integrated AI voice assist.

Like Amazon’s Alexa or Apple Siri, drivers can wake up their new AI assistant by saying, “Hey, Lucid.” From there, they can ask almost any question about sports, stocks, weather, etc., and get a response in real-time. The assistant also enables them to control various features, such as Navigation.

Have a question about your EV? With access to its full manual, you can also ask it anything about the vehicle’s functionality. Many Lucid Assistant features can be used without a cellular connection.

“Developing Lucid Assistant in cooperation with SoundHound enables us to deliver much more than a voice control feature,” Lucid’s Head of Software Engineering, Dr Jean-Philippe Gauthier, explained. He added that with frequent OTA updates, “Lucid Assistant can grow” with new functions and capabilities.

SounHound AI’s COO, Michael Zagorsek, boasted, “We believe that SoundHound’s best-in-class voice technology opens up unlimited new opportunities for both drivers and OEMs, and will fundamentally change the way we interact with our vehicles into the future.

The company uses a proprietary approach to reduce the risk of “AI hallucinations” or misleading responses that many LLM (Large Language Models) use.

Instead, its technology ensures that the assistant uses the correct response from the most appropriate domain, such as generative AI or real-time.

Lucid had its third straight quarter with record EV deliveries in Q3. It also just launched its first electric SUV, the Gravity. The company will report Q4 and 2024 delivery numbers shortly, so stay tuned for more.

After securing a partnership to supply its advanced EV powertrain tech to Aston Martin in 2023, Lucid’s CEO Peter Rawlinson said the company is in active talks with “a couple” of automakers last month over similar partnerships.