"That's an enormous shift and an inflection point on the investment side." -- Mark Wakefield, global automotive co-leader, AlixPartners, on automakers' 41 percent increase in EV investments over five years
"No dealer ever sells just for money. There's always an underlying reason." -- Mark Johnson, president, MD Johnson Inc., discussing dealership buy-sell trends
"Lidar can play a really meaningful role in developing smart cities. But, in addition, smart infrastructure is so important to the deployment and success of autonomous vehicles." -- Jon Barad, vice president of business development, Velodyne
"When you move to EVs, especially if you have the opportunity to charge at home, you're going to spend much less than you were spending before when going to gas stations." -- Giovanni Bertolino, Enel X's N.A. e-mobility chief, on electric vehicle charging solutions
"Automation, especially in the supply chain application, brings resiliency and velocity to this critical movement of goods." -- Andrew Smith, CEO, Outrider
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