DreamDrive now has driver…
DreamDrive now has driver initiated lane changes with the signal stalk and it works smoothly, although it's not always available. But unlike Tesla, where you need to apply torque to keep the lane centering engaged, and apply a tiny bit more torque to disengage it, Lucid doesn't have that tenuous balancing act where it's easy to disengage by mistake.
Lucid has cooperative steering. If you are in a lane and bias to one side, easing up on the steering wheel lets the car move back to the center. If you signal and try to change lanes manually, it will let you, recognize the new lane, and take over the steering. That's one area where imo Tesla really screwed up.
Overall, FSD does a lot more. But you don't get to drive a Lucid.
Range on a Lucid is much better. With a NEMA 14-50 outlet, the same that I used for my Teslas, I get 40 miles of range per hour added. I could double that with a Lucid wall connector but I don't need it. At 120v, I might get 6, but keep in mind that it depends on the trim and wheel size. If you are retired or have a short commute, you could get by with 120v, but if you are moving from a Tesla, you probably already have something in place.
A decade ago, I thought of the cost of upgrading my electrical outlet as part of the cost of the car. But since the cost was zero for subsequent cars, and the outlet will be there for life, I shouldn't have.
Charging on the road is a different thing. There's enough range that you might not have to. Mine can add up to 200 miles of range in 13 minutes. But if you are on a road trip, make that extra stop to arrive with plenty of range.
I made the mistake of not doing that in Los Angeles. Unlike the Tesla network, EA (free with my car) is less reliable. The problem is that if 9 out of 10 work, you might find that the app shows the broken one as available, but when you show up, there's a line that's half an hour long since everyone thought that something was available. On the road, it's not a problem.
The Gravity will charge fast at Tesla Superchargers. The Air will need an adapter and charging will be slow, until Tesla deploys V4. In the meantime, Tesla's 400v chargers won't work well with the Air.
It's a learning experience, and I can easily make most trips with no charging stop, but if you make the minimum stops recommended by health experts and charge when you should be stopped anyway, you won't have any issues. That's especially true if you stay at hotels with charging.
Overall, the latest FSD works well, but I got rid of my Tesla before it got to that stage. On balance I can do fine with Lucid's Dream Drive. On a long trip, most is highway driving anyway.
Lucid renamed Highway Assist to Drive Assist, so it might end up working on more than just limited access highways.