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Sam Abuelsamid

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Sam Abuelsamid is vice president of market research leading Telemetry Insights' Transportation and Mobility research and advisory practice. With a focus on assisted and automated driving, mobility services, telematics, connectivity, cybersecurity, and advanced propulsion systems, Abuelsamid works with clients to help them understand emerging technology trends and shape strategies.


Trained as a mechanical engineer, Abuelsamid has more than two decades of experience as a product development engineer in the automotive industry, working on advanced electronic control systems and embedded software and architecture. Prior to joining Telemetry Insights, he spent a decade as a transportation technology analyst. Before that, he worked as an automotive journalist and in product and technology communications at Ford and General Motors. Abuelsamid is a frequent speaker at transportation technology conferences and hosts the Wheel Bearings and Telemetry Transportation Daily podcasts. He also regularly contributes to numerous publications, including Forbes, Automotive Engineering, and others. He holds a BSc in mechanical engineering from Kettering University.

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Oct 22, 2026 ∙ 2 min
October 22, 2026 - GM Personal Autonomy Update
This is the Telemetry Transportation Daily for October 22, 2026, and I'm Sam Abuelsamid, Vice President of Market Research for Telemetry. Yesterday, General Motors hosted its second annual GM Forward tech event in New York City and provided a number of updates on its progress. At last year's event, GM made the surprise announcement that it would launch a Level 3 hands-off/eyes-off automated driving system in 2028, starting with the Cadillac Escalade. Numerous automakers, including Ford,...

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Oct 21, 2026 ∙ 2 min
October 21, 2026 - GM Working on 4th-Gen EV Platform
This is the Telemetry Transportation Daily for October 21, 2026, and I'm Sam Abuelsamid, Vice President of Market Research for Telemetry. In spring 2025, within a couple of weeks of each other, General Motors and Ford both announced they were working on lithium manganese rich (LMR) batteries for future EVs. Since then, Ford hasn't said much else about its LMR work, but GM has provided several updates, including a recent announcement that it would be producing these new cells at the Spring...

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Oct 20, 2026 ∙ 2 min
October 20, 2026 - Should Plug-In Hybrids Have Smaller Gas Tanks
This is the Telemetry Transportation Daily for October 20, 2026, and I'm Sam Abuelsamid, Vice President of Market Research for Telemetry. At first glance, the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) seems like a great bridge for people who like the idea of going electric but aren’t quite ready to go all-in. PHEVs offer enough electric-only driving range to cover most people’s daily needs, then keep going as a regular hybrid until the gas tank runs dry. The problem is: What if someone buys a...

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