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Chris Spear
57:42 - 58:13
"Trucks are business to business, whereas cars are business to consumer. If you're buying a car, you're going to pick the things that you want on that car. If you don't want things that drive technology, you know, you're going to come up short on that. Businesses to businesses will design systems around moving freight more efficiently, more safely, more environmentally friendly."
“Trucks are business to business, whereas cars are business to consumer. If you're buying a car, you're going to pick the things that you want on that car. If you don't want things that drive technology, you know, you're going to come up short on that. Businesses to businesses will design systems around moving freight more efficiently, more safely, more environmentally friendly.”
- Speaker
- Chris Spear
- Timestamp
- 57:42 – 58:13
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- June 9, 2026
From the transcript
Well, quickly, absolutely, we would welcome that. I think inclusion with passenger vehicles is essential, but I'd go so far— I'm not competitive, but I would go so far to say Trucks are business to business, whereas cars are business to consumer. If you're buying a car, you're going to pick the things that you want on that car. If you don't want things that drive technology, you know, you're going to come up short on that. Businesses to businesses will design systems around moving freight more efficiently, more safely, more environmentally friendly.
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