The upcoming Saudi-backed electric Lucid Air by Lucid Motors will also have driving assistance as standard.
The new car is expected to have such features as adaptive cruise control, lane centring, automatic emergency brakes and automated parking. Due to be launched on 9 September, the Lucid Air will come with a semi-automated driving system when it starts deliveries in early 2021.
Back in 2018, Lucid landed a $1bn investment by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, allowing it to get the Lucid Air Sedan – its first model – into production. A production version of the sedan, which is often an indication of the final product, will debut in an online reveal.
Lucid claims that the Air will be the first electric vehicle featuring a high-end laser based sensor called LIDAR. The system is able to detect obstacles and objects, including pedestrians, as part of the vehicle’s collision avoidance system.
