Sam
Sam Abuelsamid is a principal analyst leading Guidehouse Insights’ E-Mobility Research Service with a focus on transportation electrification, automated driving and mobility services. With Guidehouse, Sam has worked with numerous clients to help them understand emerging technology trends and shape strategies. Sam regularly contributes to a number of publications including Autonomous Vehicle Engineering, Forbes and One Zero and co-hosts the Wheel Bearings podcast.
Trained as a mechanical engineer, Sam worked in the automotive industry for more than two decades, developing advanced electronic control systems and embedded software. Prior to joining Guidehouse Insights (formerly Navigant Research) in 2014, Sam worked as an automotive journalist and in product and technology communications at Ford and GM.
Nicole
Nicole Wakelin is a freelance automotive journalist. She writes and films reviews, covers breaking news, and attends auto shows and new vehicle launches across the country. In addition to written and video coverage, she also speaks to all things automotive. She has appeared on podcasts, done radio spots including national broadcasts on NPR, and spoken at conferences.
Nicole is a current member and former Vice President of the New England Motor Press Association and a member of the International Motor Press Association. She is also a juror for North American Car and Truck of the Year and Women’s World Car of the Year.
You can find her work at Autobytel, CarExpert, CarTalk, NAPA Know How Blog, DriveModeShow, The Boston Globe, and Boston.com as well as numerous other automotive outlets.
Roberto
Roberto Baldwin is a freelance automotive and tech journalist that’s at home behind both the wheel of a supercar and a soldering gun. Actually, he’s way better at driving than soldering. His work has appeared in Car and Driver, Forbes Wheels, Wired, Engadget, Outside, and a host of other publications but he can’t quite remember the names at this time.
Roberto’s writing has focused on electric vehicles, batteries, and the infrastructure needed to make the transformation of our transportation system a reality. Roberto is a juror of the World Car of the Year and was once in a Suzuki Samurai that was launched 10 feet into the air into a field by third worst driver he’s ever encountered.
Contibutor at large
Dan
Dan Roth is a creative professional with a background in film and video. Since 2006, Dan has been applying his considerable skills to automotive journalism, a field he’s loved since learning to read. In addition to producing and co-hosting the Wheel Bearings podcast, Dan is a regular contributor for Forbes and has also written for Road & Track, The Boston Globe, and others. Dan’s work building the Autoblog Podcast in the early days made that show a giant. Working as a Creative Director for advertising Dan brings a perspective to automotive analysis and evaluation that’s informed by the psychology of how customers tick, and an understanding of the moves businesses must make to create both passion and profits.
Emeritus Hosts
Rebecca
Rebecca Lindland is founder of rebeccadrives.com, a marketing and insights consultancy aiding consumers and clients with the big decisions. Car reviews on rebeccadrives are 200 words or less, fit for today’s mobile world.
Prior to launching the site in 2019, Rebecca served as Executive Analyst for Cox Automotive’s Kelley Blue Book. In this role, she oversaw the creation and delivery of consultative, actionable and differentiated insights for automakers and advertising agency clients.
Before joining Cox Automotive in 2015, Lindland spent over two years as a senior research fellow for the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She created and developed the non-profit institution’s transportation studies initiative.
Previously, Lindland spent more than 12 years at IHS Automotive as director of research and formerly, as a director of industry research and senior analyst.
As a veteran industry analyst, Lindland is highly respected in the automotive industry and frequently interviewed by national media outlets. She also serves as a host on the long-running Wheelbearings podcast.
Lindland holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and accounting from Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts and is a Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma agility.
In April 2021, Rebecca joined Fisker Inc. as director of communications
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