This is the Telemetry Transportation Daily for  January 7, 2026, and I'm Sam Abuelsamid, Vice President of Market Research for Telemetry.   While there are a lot fewer automakers officially participating in CES 2026 than in the past decade, that doesn't mean there isn't still an auto industry presence, especially when it comes to sensors. There are multiple lidar vendors showing off their wares in Las Vegas this week, including Hesai, Innoviz, and Microvision. Hesai is by far

This is the Telemetry Transportation Daily for January 6, 2026, and I'm Sam Abuelsamid, Vice President of Market Research for Telemetry.   During a keynote presentation at CES 2026, Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang again focused on his company's efforts around artificial intelligence, including the announcement of a next-generation Rubin GPU chip. But a significant portion of the event was dedicated to automated driving. This included a discussion of how Nvidia has built t

This is the Telemetry Transportation Daily for  January 5, 2026, and I'm Sam Abuelsamid, Vice President of Market Research for Telemetry.  Kodiak AI is one of two companies currently operating driverless tractor-trailers in the U.S., with the other being Aurora. Last May, Aurora launched driverless over-the-road long-haul freight operations in Texas. While Kodiak and several other companies are also testing automated trucks across the American south, Kodiak was the first to a

This is the Telemetry Transportation Daily for  December 22, 2025, and I'm Sam Abuelsamid, Vice President of Market Research for Telemetry.   Automated vehicles have a lot of theoretical advantages over human drivers. They don't get drunk or drowsy or distracted. They can, in theory, see obstacles sooner than humans and in conditions where humans might not be able to see. They should be able to drive closer together without colliding. All of these factors should eventually le

This is the Telemetry Transportation Daily for December 17, 2025, and I'm Sam Abuelsamid, Vice President of Market Research for Telemetry.   In March 2023, General Motors upset a lot of Apple iPhone users when it announced that it would not include support for smartphone projection, including CarPlay, on its new electric vehicles. These vehicles all use Android Automotive with Google Automotive Services for their infotainment. This allows drivers to use Google Maps and Assist

This is the Telemetry Transportation Daily for  December 16, 2025, and I'm Sam Abuelsamid, Vice President of Market Research for Telemetry.   In the late 2010s, as the automated driving startup segment was booming, so too were related businesses like lidar. At one stage, there were upwards of 100 lidar startups vying to help enable automated vehicles, and one of the most promising of the lot was Luminar. However, just as most of the companies developing automated driving syst

This is the Telemetry Transportation Daily for December 15, 2025, and I'm Sam Abuelsamid, Vice President of Market Research for Telemetry.   Ford announced another major restructuring of its electrification plans that will include $14 billion in non-cash charges and $5.5 billion in cash charges this quarter. The changes include the cancellation of an electric truck that was to have been produced at the new BlueOval City factory in Tennessee, ending production of the current F

Telemetry is a powerful technology that enables the remote collection and transmission of data from various sources. It plays a crucial role in many industries, helping organizations monitor systems, improve efficiency, and make informed decisions. This guide will explore what telemetry is, its key applications, and practical insights into how it works. Telemetry involves gathering data from sensors or devices and sending it to a central system for analysis. This process allo

Fiat to Bring Its Tiny Topolino EV to the US Just a week after President Trump expressed interest in kei cars, Stellantis announced that the adorable Fiat Topolino (Italian for "Little Mouse”) is headed to the U.S. for the first time. Details are coming next year, but the specs are delightfully tiny: 95 inches long, 60 inches high, 55 inches wide, an 8-hp motor, and a 5.5-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack. Before you get super excited, though, the Topolino will likely be

This is the Telemetry Transportation Daily for December 11, 2025, and I'm Sam Abuelsamid, Vice President of Market Research for Telemetry.   At its first-ever AI and Autonomy day in Palo Alto, Rivian announced that it will be launching major updates beginning with its upcoming R2 midsize electric SUV that aim to bring automated driving to the platform. Rivian launched a major update to its existing R1 models just over 18 months ago that adopted a new zonal electronic architec

Rivian held its first-ever AI and Autonomy day today at its software engineering facility in Palo Alto, California, and it has set its sights directly on Elon Musk and Tesla. Like Tesla, the upstart EV maker wants to bring automated driving to the masses, and it is largely relying on in-house capabilities to do it. Unlike Tesla, Rivian hasn’t deluded itself into thinking it can do it on the cheap with cameras only.  Custom Silicon There’s an interesting trend happening in cer

This is the Telemetry Transportation Daily for December 10, 2025, and I'm Sam Abuelsamid, Vice President of Market Research for Telemetry.   Nissan has announced that it is the first automaker to partner with Wayve, a UK-based developer of software for assisted and automated driving systems. Wayve was one of the first companies to rely on an entirely artificial intelligence-based software stack. In addition to being AI-based, the Wayve system doesn't use any HD maps and doesn