Lucid Air

The passenger compartment of the Lucid Air remained stable in the frontal offset test. Dummy readings indicated good protection of the knees and femurs of both the driver and passenger. However, Lucid did not provide evidence to demonstrate that a similar level of protection would be provided to occupants of different sizes and to those sitting in different positions, and the score for this body region was penalized.  Analysis of the deceleration of the impact trolley during the test, and analysis of the deformable barrier after the test, revealed that the car would be an aggressive impact partner in a frontal collision, and the score was penalised accordingly. In the full-width rigid barrier test, protection of all critical body regions was good or adequate for both the driver and rear passenger.  In both the side barrier impact and the more severe side pole test, protection of all critical body areas was good and the Air scored maximum points in this part of the assessment. Control of excursion (the extent to which a body is thrown to the other side of the vehicle when it is hit from the far side) was found to be adequate. The Air has a counter-measure to mitigate against occupant to occupant injuries in such impacts.  The system performed well in Euro NCAP’s tests, with good protection of the occupants’ heads.  Tests on the front seats and head restraints demonstrated good protection against whiplash injuries in the event of a rear-end collision.  A geometric analysis of the rear seats also indicated good whiplash protection.   The Air has an advanced eCall system which alerts the emergency services in the event of a crash and a ‘Secondary Collision Mitigation System’ which automatically applies the brakes to prevent secondary collisions.