Still no Pie but this updated just popped up... November 1 2018 security update. At least they are keeping the phone updated. Again better than LG did with my G5 and that was a more expensive phone.
Yes it works well besides a few user interface quirks it seems like a good release. I'm not sure if I'm hallucinating or whether my phone now lasts a bit longer than on Oreo. Overall quite happy. Did not really expect Pie update so soon as Motovo is known for being very late on updates.