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Although the Gravity isn't arriving until the second half of the 2024 calendar year, it's the biggest news in the Lucid lineup right now. The new electric SUV will offer standard AWD from a dual-motor setup, up to around 440 miles of range, and a choice between a two- and three-row seating configuration.
Lucid Motors (LCID) just rolled out the first discounts on its new Gravity SUV. The limited-time offer shaves $3,000
“As vehicles evolve into software-defined supercomputers on wheels, a new opportunity emerges—to reimagine mobility with intelligence at every turn. Together with Lucid, we’re accelerating the future of autonomous, AI-powered transportation, built on [the] Nvidia full-stack automotive platform,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia.
Despite their high prices and occasionally buggy software, there’s still a lot to love about Lucid Motors' cars. Think of the Lucid Gravity and Lucid Air as the Tesla Model X and Model S with more style, upgraded, and without the Elon Musk baggage. But those cars are all expensive.
Lucid Motors announced that it plans to continue offering $7,500 off the Gravity SUV through the end of the year to replace shuttered federal electric vehicle incentives. Interim CEO Marc Winterhoff told Brew Markets: "We have so many orders,
Lucid says it will eventually sell “privately owned” autonomous vehicles with the help of Nvidia’s artificial intelligence technology. The company is the latest to declare its intention to sell Level 4 autonomous vehicles to its customers, despite a range of theoretical and logistical challenges standing in the way.
At the time, Lucid said that it hoped to put the new midsized model into production in late 2026. It is targeting a price of under $50,000, well under the cost of the Gravity. That price, along with the design, should help Lucid find a lot more buyers than it has for Gravity.
Uber's robotaxi service with EV maker Lucid and self-driving car company Nuro is officially coming to the Bay Area in 2026. The ride-hailing service previously announced plans to deploy at least 20,000 self-driving Lucid cars powered by Nuro's driving software in July.