. >> last last, sonya smith is the professor of critical engineering at howard university and i want to ask you about this international cooperation aspect jonathan margolis alluded to it or talked about it very directly in the introductory remarks and several of the co-panelists have alluded to that as well. when we think about auto development historically, we don't think of sort of international cooperation. we think of detroit or places in japan or germany but these kind of local engineering parts where the cars are built in the regional terms. why is this different and what is the consequence of having a significant global cooperation dimension to this or being in a negative sense not having it? why does the global side of it matter? >> thank you and i would echo my panelists in thanking you for asking me to be here. i think as the educator on the panel i need to emphasize that part of the answers to these questions be it research and driving the technology further has to do with incorporating students and faculty in global collaborations. we are one of the institutions of the p

so finally, last but by no means least, sonya smith is professor of mechanical engineering at howard university. and i want to ask you about this international cooperation aspect. jonathan margolis talked about it directly and several of your co-panelists have alluded to it as well. when we think about auto development historically, we don't think of sort of international cooperation, right? we think of detroit or we think of, you know, places in japan or germany, but these very kind of local, you know, engineering hubs right where, you know, great cars were built, and we think of them in very regional terms. why is this different and what is the consequence of you know, a, having a significant global cooperation dimension to this or, b, in a negative sense, not having it. why does the global side of it matter? >> well, thank you and i echo my panelists and thank brookings for asking me to be here. i think as the educator on the panel, i need to emphasize that part of the answers to these questions, be it research and driving the technology further, has to do with incorporating stude

a >> last last, sonya smith is the professor of critical engineering at howard university and i want to ask above is international cooperation aspect jonathan margolis eluted up to it or talk about it very directly in the introductory remarks and in several of the co- panelists have eluted to that as well. when we think about auto development historically, we don't think of sort of international cooperation. we think of detroit or places in japan or germany but these kind of local engineering parts where the cars are built in the regional terms why is this different and what is the consequence of having a significant global cooperation dimension to this or being in a negative sense not having it? why does the global scientific matter? >> thank you and i would echo my panelists in thanking you for asking me to be here. i think as the educator on the panel and each emphasize that part of the answers to these questions in the research and driving, the technology further has to do with incorporating students and faculty. we are one of the institutions of the partnership in the advancemen