Buckle Up: 6 Auto Trends Hitting the Roads in 2026, According to Industry Insiders

The new year has only just begun and it's already safe to say that the auto industry won't be returning to "precedented" times just yet. Think about it: 2025 centered on the unexpected. There was the emerging, futuristic technology — robotaxis, humanoid robots and flying cars, to name a few. Excitement around electric vehicles cooled. Concern around looming tariffs heated up. Last year was very much defined by shocking headlines, industry headwinds and crisis mitigation. Can we expect more of the same in the coming year or will the auto industry start to stabilize? That's what we'll be exploring in this week's episode of the Driving Mobility podcast. Our hosts, ParkmyFleet Founder and CEO Mike Landau and ParkMyFleet's CSO Michele Pierog, sit down with two savvy and astute industry insiders — Jose Puente, founder of Motiva Ventures, and Steve Greenfield, founder and managing director of Automotive Ventures — and dive into what we can possibly predict in the ever-changing automotive world.Spoiler: