Lucid Air
#886
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great ui/ux is REALLY hard. everyone thinks they could do it but when you get into it you realize "oh, not easy". it's a combination of design, human ergonomics, safety, efficiency, etc. even something as ubiquitous as an iphone is by no means perfect. while i see young people navigating it pretty well, i watch older people have no clue about the icloud settings, or the swipe down from top right to get to quick controls, etc. it's amazing how far we've come though because you may remember the days when MANUALS came with electronic products! not any longer, they just have to be largely 'obvious'.
This is not just a Lucid issue. I have never owned a car with what I would consider a quality GUI. Never. Perhaps the only one out there is iDrive. Clearly, they are not attracting the software design talent they need to design good GUIs, they don't have the resources or the expertise to do that compared to companies who do...like Apple.
my experience (being in the tech industry my whole life) is that companies tend to focus on one or two things but not everything. so they might focus on marketiing/sales, or finance, or hardware, or software, or acquisitions, etc. samsung is a good example. EXCELLENT hardware. HORRIBLE software (i'm talking tv's, phones, etc). sony is another good example of wonderful hardware and poor software. most car makers may have focused on engines, driving experience, cost, and manufacturing, without regard to infotainment. even if tesla's software/hardware isn't everyone's thing, they've done both very well, innovated rapidly, and the cars are properly cloud-connected, and part of IoT (internet of things). other companies are just way behind.
Thats why I'm happy to have CarPlay. I just ignore the OEM GUI as much as possible.
And yes Apple has designed lots of hardware, but their roots are in software.
i tell people all the time, of all the computer tech i've used, i'm most impressed by the ipad. it's remarkable and has no competition even after all these years.
ha. thankfully my '21 is fast.
Last edited by bitkahuna; 08-12-22 at 11:51 AM.
#887
Lexus Fanatic
#888
Lexus Fanatic
i'd say primarily because leadership at auto makers are not tech forward. they just don't get it. they're more into factories making loads of cars. and because they don't get it, they're don't even understand what they need to invest to do it well.
great ui/ux is REALLY hard. everyone thinks they could do it but when you get into it you realize "oh, not easy". it's a combination of design, human ergonomics, safety, efficiency, etc. even something as ubiquitous as an iphone is by no means perfect. while i see young people navigating it pretty well, i watch older people have no clue about the icloud settings, or the swipe down from top right to get to quick controls, etc. it's amazing how far we've come though because you may remember the days when MANUALS came with electronic products! not any longer, they just have to be largely 'obvious'.
great ui/ux is REALLY hard. everyone thinks they could do it but when you get into it you realize "oh, not easy". it's a combination of design, human ergonomics, safety, efficiency, etc. even something as ubiquitous as an iphone is by no means perfect. while i see young people navigating it pretty well, i watch older people have no clue about the icloud settings, or the swipe down from top right to get to quick controls, etc. it's amazing how far we've come though because you may remember the days when MANUALS came with electronic products! not any longer, they just have to be largely 'obvious'.
#889
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#890
Lexus Fanatic
#891
Lead Lap
Between my husband and I we've had a few (still currently have one), I actually almost put it in my post for a point of comparison lol. The Range Rovers were maddening but the Lucid was something else to me. Although to the Lucid's defense the instrument cluster never went black mid-drive.
#892
Pole Position
The latest Land Rover and Range Rover system is actually pretty good. It's much better and much faster than the prior versions and has seen some significant functionality added via free OTA updates (e,g. wireless CarPlay and Alexa support were added via OTA). Older JLR stuff wasn't nearly as good. The OTA updates have also enhanced some of the driver assistance tech (intelligent cruise control, lane keep assist etc)
Last edited by swajames; 08-12-22 at 12:49 PM.
#893
Lexus Fanatic
Here is what MB is doing next. Not sure who is writing the new MB.OS
now Car play is gonna reskin many functions. Some auto brands do not want this to happen
Last edited by Toys4RJill; 08-12-22 at 02:19 PM.
#894
Lexus Champion
EDIT
I forgot to mention, it doesn't reskin any features, just projects your smartphone. Again like mentioned above, having it or not having it is more due to integration or licensing issues between the automakers and the two tech giants
Last edited by AMIRZA786; 08-12-22 at 02:23 PM.
#895
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Apple is pushing for CarPlay to be a bigger and broader part of the overall vehicle UI. In addition to features like second screen they are looking at letting you control other functions like climate control via CarPlay. There was a lot of content that the Apple WWDC regarding planks for CarPlay in the upcoming iOS 16 and beyond.
Last edited by swajames; 08-12-22 at 03:35 PM.
#896
Lexus Champion
Apple is pushing for CarPlay to be a bigger and broader part of the overall vehicle UI. In addition to features like second screen they are looking at letting you control other functions like climate control via CarPlay. There was a lot of Coker that the Apple WWDC regarding planks for CarPlay in the upcoming iOS 16 and beyond.
Last edited by AMIRZA786; 08-12-22 at 03:32 PM.
#897
Pole Position
You mean like Android Automotive (not to be mistaken with Android Auto)? Polestar just added last month support for Apple CarPlay, but it caused a lot of issues and the update had to be pulled...twice. It took about a month to resolve. The issue is that in an EV, the GPS mapping has to collect a ton of data from the car, from current traffic, to road conditions to be able to predict SoC from one destination to another. Google Maps does a great job, it will predict SoC for arriving at the destination and at return...and it's so accurate it's scary! I think Polestar ran into permission and data sharing issues with CarPlay for those who wanted to use Apple maps. But it seems resolved now
#898
Lexus Fanatic
Between my husband and I we've had a few (still currently have one), I actually almost put it in my post for a point of comparison lol. The Range Rovers were maddening but the Lucid was something else to me. Although to the Lucid's defense the instrument cluster never went black mid-drive.
The latest Land Rover and Range Rover system is actually pretty good. It's much better and much faster than the prior versions and has seen some significant functionality added via free OTA updates (e,g. wireless CarPlay and Alexa support were added via OTA). Older JLR stuff wasn't nearly as good. The OTA updates have also enhanced some of the driver assistance tech (intelligent cruise control, lane keep assist etc)
#899
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