In the second half of this year, we haven't heard much about Lucid's upcoming Tesla Model Y rival, the Cosmos, but a new set of spy shots captured in California reveal that the automaker's delayed electric crossover is still being developed. Spotted by Reddit user u/always_trolled, the Cosmos was seen on Highway 101 between Gilroy and San Jose in Santa Clara, California. Specifically, it was seen in Morgan Hill, roughly 40 miles away from Lucid's headquarters in Newark, so the automaker was likely doing some freeway efficiency testing or something similar. Sporting a black, white, and gray camouflage wrap design made of jumbled letters, the finer details are hard to spot, but there's still plenty to discuss.Lucid Cosmos Is a 'Coupe SUV'u/always_trolled via RedditThe spy shots only capture the driver's side and rear of the mid-size Lucid Cosmos, but from any angle, the dramatically sloping roofline makes the SUV stand out. This coupe-like design makes the Cosmos look athletic, and large wheels inside bulbous wheel arches also increase the sense of sportiness, as do chiseled side skirts. Recessed door handles are also evident, and there's a green light at the top of the B-pillar, along with what appear to be other unactivated indicators. The sharp roofline culminates in a large upturned spoiler, so rear visibility will be impaired, but a camera at the rearmost end of the roof will solve that problem. We can also see a very narrow LED strip that will form part of the modest taillight cluster, and while we can't see the front, a patent filed in June gave us an early look at the Cosmos. Much like the Air, it's got a narrow LED strip up front too, with slim headlights just beneath. The drawings filed in Europe also revealed a low, catfish-like intake grille for powertrain and brake cooling, with an angled LED strip framing each end and potentially acting as air curtain intakes or scoops for dedicated brake cooling inlets. The drawings also indicated that the thin strip we see at the back of the Cosmos doesn't run continuously from end to end, as in the Air, instead being punctuated by a large Lucid wordmark.Autoblog's Takeu/always_trolled via RedditUnder the skin, this will be supported by Lucid's new Midsize platform, which also underpins the Earth SUV and another mystery vehicle yet to be announced. Alongside a 69 kWh battery pack with 300 miles of range, Lucid's new Atlas drive units, which are lighter, smaller, and cheaper to produce, should help the Cosmos achieve its sub-$50k target base MSRP, and if all goes well, it could help Lucid attract a large portion of the relatively small overall EV market. Should that happen, Lucid will be free to expand and produce more vehicles, but if the Cosmos has as flawed a launch and life as the Air, brilliant as its engineering is, Lucid could become the next Fisker. Of course, with the backing of Saudi Arabia's primary sovereign wealth fund, it'll be a long time before Lucid falls that far, and avoiding issues is exactly why the Cosmos has been pushed to the second half of 2027 at the earliest. Hopefully, Lucid delivers a competitive and glitch-free product before affordable options from others make it obsolete.