This is the Telemetry Transportation Daily for July 13, 2026, and I'm Sam Abuelsamid, Vice President of Market Research for Telemetry. Not so long ago, the Volkswagen Group was the largest automaker in the world by sales. But in the 2020s, those sales volumes stagnated and more recently declined. There are a variety of factors leading to this, including the company's struggles to gain traction with its electric vehicles outside of Europe and, especially, the challenges in th

This is the Telemetry Transportation Daily for July 10, 2026, and I'm Sam Abuelsamid, Vice President of Market Research for Telemetry. As of this week, a number of new automotive safety regulations have gone into effect in the European Union. These include mandatory driver monitor systems, automatic emergency braking (AEB) to detect vulnerable road users, improved forward vision requirements, expanded use of safety glass, and requirements for wet-weather performance of worn

This is the Telemetry Transportation Daily for July 9, 2026, and I'm Sam Abuelsamid, Vice President of Market Research for Telemetry. Roadways are an incredibly complex and continuously changing environment. Despite this, humans actually do a surprisingly good job of navigating through that environment. While 40,000 fatalities a year in the U.S. is still far too many, the fact that we drive 3.2 trillion miles a year and only have 1.26 fatalities for every 100 million miles d

This is the Telemetry Transportation Daily for July 8, 2026, and I'm Sam Abuelsamid, Vice President of Market Research for Telemetry. In 1755, Benjamin Franklin wrote, "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." We need to be thinking much more about those words, now much more than ever, as cameras and questionably accurate AI systems continue to proliferate in our society. There are now more than 1

This is the Telemetry Transportation Daily for July 7, 2026, and I'm Sam Abuelsamid, Vice President of Market Research for Telemetry. One of the key policy objectives of the Trump administration has been to pressure manufacturers to move production back to U.S. factories and employ American workers. Since the imposition of substantial tariffs in early 2025, including on countries that the U.S. has free-trade deals with, we've already seen this have an impact on the productio

This is the Telemetry Transportation Daily for July 6, 2026, and I'm Sam Abuelsamid, Vice President of Market Research for Telemetry. The weekend that just passed marked the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the formation of the United States. As usual, on the 4th of July, there were celebrations across the country that usually culminate with the launching of fireworks. While many people enjoy these displays, dogs and Waymo robotaxis did

This is the Telemetry Transportation Daily for July 2, 2026, and I'm Sam Abuelsamid, Vice President of Market Research for Telemetry. Several years ago, as part of its plan to create an electric vehicle production hub in central Ohio, Honda decided to retool two of its assembly plants, produce large-scale castings for battery cases and create a cell production factory in partnership with LG Energy Solution. When we visited some of those plants in spring 2025, all of these pl

This is the Telemetry Transportation Daily for July 1, 2026, and I'm Sam Abuelsamid, Vice President of Market Research for Telemetry. While Volkswagen wasn't the first automaker to introduce diesel engines into its cars, it has been one of the standard bearers for the technology for 50 years, since making it available on the Golf. For several decades, the VW Golf was the bestselling car in the world, and a substantial proportion of those hatchbacks were equipped with diesel

This is the Telemetry Transportation Daily for June 30, 2026, and I'm Sam Abuelsamid, Vice President of Market Research for Telemetry. The U.S. federal incentive program for electric vehicle purchases was sunset on September 30, 2025, and while a few states like Colorado and New Jersey still offer some incentives, most car buyers now have to pay full price. California, which has had several incentive programs over the years, is preparing to launch a new one targeted at first

The average age of vehicles on U.S. lots is rising, and that may matter less than it used to. While fresh designs once drove sales, today's buyers increasingly care more about over-the-air software updates than a new design. As vehicles shift to software-defined architectures, automakers' real challenge is delivering reliable, evolving digital experiences, not just new styling every few years.

This is the Telemetry Transportation Daily for June 29, 2026, and I'm Sam Abuelsamid, Vice President of Market Research for Telemetry. Current federal motor vehicle safety standards in the U.S. require the installation of a variety of hardware components, including control pedals for braking and acceleration, steering wheels, rearview mirrors, lights, braking systems, seat belts, airbags, and more. For a vehicle that is capable of driving itself without a human operator, man

This is the Telemetry Transportation Daily for June 26, 2026, and I'm Sam Abuelsamid, Vice President of Market Research for Telemetry. China's Geely Group owns three different automotive brands that have vehicles in the U.S. market and are potentially threatened by the U.S. Commerce Department's Connected Car Rule. Starting in 2027, the rule prohibits the import or sale of vehicles that use vehicle-connectivity or driver-assist hardware or software sourced from China or Russ