After unveiling its first vehicle last year, Lucid Motors is now taking a prototype of its all-electric ‘Air’ luxury sedan on the road for promotion.
The vehicle has been spotted around San Francisco and in other locations in California recently.
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Since Tesla announced back in October 2016 that all its cars from now on will be equipped with all the necessary hardware to enable self-driving capability through an over-the-air update, other automakers unveiling new cars had to step up their game since the new autonomous technology is expected to be critical to the industry going forward.
When Lucid Motors unveiled its first vehicle last month, the company announced that it would feature autonomous technology, but now it clarified that it will follow Tesla’s lead and equip all cars with the necessary hardware to enable self-driving capability and gradually release more advanced driver assist features leading to full autonomy.
The electric car startup confirmed that Mobileye, Tesla former partner for the Autopilot program, will power its autonomous system.
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Earlier this month, Lucid Motors announced a partnership with Samsung SDI to supply a custom li-ion battery cell that they developed with the Korean electronic giant for Lucid’s all-electric sedan, which they finally unveiled last week.
Today, the automaker announced that they secured a second battery cell supply contract – this time with LG Chem.
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After announcing several deals over the past few weeks to build some credibility over the prospect of bringing its first electric vehicle to production, Lucid Motors, formerly known as Atieva, unveiled its luxury sedan, now called ‘Lucid Air,’ in the Bay Area today.
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