>> WELCOME BACK TO MICHIGAN
CENTRAL FOR THIS MORNING HE’S
DIGS OF FLASH POINT.
THIS IS THE RESULT AND GOING
FORWARD WILL HAVE TO BE THE
RESULT OF A PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP.
WE’VE TALKED ABOUT THE PRIVATE
SIDE WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND
BILL FORD, NOW LET’S MOVE TO THE
PUBLIC SIDE AND MY CONVERSATION
WITH DETROIT MAYOR MIKE DUGGAN.
MAYOR, FROM YOUR REMARKS, YOU
ARE CLEARLY COGNIZANT OF THE
LONG RUNNING CONNECTION BETWEEN
THE CITY AND THE COMPANY, FORD.
>> THERE’S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT,
AND TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT
WHEN HENRY FORD BUILT THE MODEL
T PLAN. 1909, THE CITY OF
DETROIT DID THE FIRST MILE OF
PAVED ROAD ON WOODWARD AVENUE
BETWEEN 6 AND 7 MILE.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE
AUTO INDUSTRY FOR A LONG TIME TO
PUT THEIR NEW INTENTIONS ON THE
ROAD. A SAFE WAY, AND WE’RE
VERY EXCITED NOW THAT THE
INVENTIONS OF THE 21ST CENTURY
THEY MAY BE SELF-DRIVING BUCKETS
THAT TAKE YOUR DINNER TO YOUR
HOUSE, OR THEY MAY BE ANY NUMBER
OF OTHERS.
WE’RE GOING TO EXPEDITE THE
REMOVE AND APPROVAL AND MAKE
SURE THEY’RE IMPLEMENTED SAFER.
>> IT’S HARD TO MISS THE POETRY,
THIS USED TO BE SUCH A HUB OF
TRANSPORTATION, 1913 WHEN IT WAS
ORIGINALLY BUILT AND THIS MANY
YEARS LATER IT’S TRYING TO AGAIN
BE, IN FACT, MUCH BIGGER THAN IT
EVER WAS BEFORE.
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, THE TRAIN
STATION WAS BILL FORD’S IDEA.
THIS IS HIS VISION AND HIS
FAMILY AT ONE POINT DID LIVE IN
CORKTOWN, AS DID MY FAMILY AT
ONE POINT, AND HE KNOWS HOW MUCH
THIS USED TO MEAN TO THE CITY.
BUT HE ALSO WANTED ICONIC SITE
THAT COULD ATTRACT THE TALENT
FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND I
THINK HE’S ACCOMPLISHED IT WITH
THIS RENOVATION.
>> YOU’RE CREATING THIS ZONE AND
THIS COMES UP EVERY TIME THAT A
SPECIAL ZONE IS CREATED WITH
SPECIAL RULES, SPECIAL GUIDANCE
FOR -- AND IT SEEMS TO POINT OUT
THAT YOU KNOW, WHY SHOULDN’T WE
BE REVOLUTIONIZING AREAS
EVERYWHERE, AND WE HAVE TO
CREATE SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS, IT
SEEMS TO POINT OUT FLAWS IN OUR
POLICY ELSEWHERE.
>> OH, I DON’T THINK SO.
YOU’RE SEEING A WHOLE INDUSTRY
THAT HAS NEVER BEEN INVENTED.
SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES ARE
COMING.
RIGHT NOW, THEY’RE STARTING WITH
COOLERS THAT BASICALLY DRIVE
THEMSELVES DOWN THE STREET TO
BRING YOU DINNER.
THERE’S NO RULE HOW COOLERS CAN
OPERATE BY THEMSELVES IN THE
STREETS.
THE INVENTORS THAT COME UP WITH
THIS WE NEED AN AREA TO PUT IN A
SET OF RULES WHERE IT’S DONE
SAFELY AND WORK OUT THE BUGS AND
HAVE IT SPREAD TO THE REST OF
THE CITY AND ULTIMATELY THE REST
OF THE COUNTRY AND THAT’S WHY WE
CALL IT THE INNOVATION ZONE.
WE WILL HAVE SPECIAL SAFETY
PROTOCOLS IN THIS AREA SO
INVENTORS CAN TEST OUT THEIR
PRODUCTS IN A SAFE AND LIMITED
WAY.
>> Devin: FROM THE VERY START
YOU’VE TALKED ABOUT DETROITERS
IN PARTICULAR, MICHIGANDERS IN
GENERAL, BUT THERE’S A LOCAL
FLAVOR TO WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE,
A LOCAL BENEFIT.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE GOOGLE
COME IN TALKING ABOUT COMPUTER
SCIENCE FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS?
>> YOU KNOW, YOU TALK TO OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE AND WE HAVE
ENORMOUS TALENT, VERY SMART,
HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
THROUGH OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO
GET THE ADVANTAGES OF SOME
WEALTHIER OR OTHER AREAS OF THE
COUNTRY.
WHAT GOOGLE IS COMING IN AND
DOING IS PROVIDING COMPUTER
SCIENCE TRAINING WITH THE BEST
TRAINERS IN THE WORLD SO DETROIT
TEENAGERS WILL GET A HEAD START.
NOW, PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THE
STORY.
BILL GATES HAD ONE OF THE VERY
FEW HIGH SCHOOLS THAT HAD A
COMPUTER.
HE HAD A HUGE ADVANTAGE OVER THE
REST, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS VERY
SUCCESSFUL HIMSELF.
WHAT GOOGLE IS GOING TO DO IS
BRING THAT KIND OF ADVANTAGE TO
THE KIDS OF THE CITY OF DETROIT.
>> Devin: ONE THING I FIND
KEENED KIND OF EXTRAORDINARY.
IT’S CERTAINLY THE BEST FOR
DETROIT, I DON’T KNOW BEST FOR
FORD, BUT FORD IS WILLING TO SAY
THAT THIS IS NOT JUST OUR CAMPUS
NOW.
THIS IS NOT JUST OUR HUB, THAT
THEY’RE KIND OF CREATING AN
OPEN, ALMOST AN OPEN SOURCE
CAMPUS FOR LOTS OF OTHER BRANDS,
COMPANIES, TO GET INVOLVED WITH.
GOOD FOR YOU, BUT KIND OF AN
EXTRAORDINARY THING FOR FORD,
ISN’T IT?
>> USUALLY YOU SEE THE
DISRUPTION IN INDUSTRY AND THE
COMPANY IS DISPLACED BY AN
UPSTART.
WHAT BILL FORD IS SAYING,
EVERYBODY OUT THIS WHO HAS THE
LATEST CAMERA FOR A SELF-DRIVING
CAR, THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY WITH
A BETTER BATTERY, WHOEVER IS OUT
THERE WITH THEIR IDEA, YOU DON’T
HAVE TO GIVE UP OWNERSHIP.
COMPANY AND COLLABORATE WHEN
OTHERS GET TO TEST IT OUT AND HE
BELIEVES THAT FORD WILL BE
STRONGER COLLABORATING WITH
PRIVATE INVENTORS AND COMPANIES
AND I THINK HE’LL PROVE IT
RIGHT.
>> LASTLY ON THIS TOPIC, THE
IDEA OF A PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP IT’S EASY FOR THINGS
TO GET SLIPLY THERE, THAT THESE
CAN BE A CHALLENGE FOR THEM TO
REPAIN TRANSPARENT FOR THOSE TO
BE WIN-WINS AND WHAT WOULD YOU
SAY THE GUIDELINES FOR MAKING A
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO
WORK.
>> AND I LOOKED AT JP, AND GET A
QUICK AND HONEST ANSWER AND PUT
MONEY IN AND LEADS TO RESULTS.
THAT’S WHAT THE COMPANIES ARE
LOOKING FOR, WHEN YOU COME IN
WITH YOUR NEW INVENTION, WE’LL
EVALUATE IT FOR SAFETY, FOR
LEGALITY AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU
CAN IMPLEMENT IT HERE IN AN
OFFICIAL WAY.
AND THAT’S A COMPETITIVE
ADVANTAGE FOR THE CITY OF
DETROIT, TO HAVE MARY SHEFFIELD
HERE SUPPORTING THIS.
WE’RE DELIVERING HAD A MESSAGE
YOU DON’T SEE IN A LOT OF PLACES
IN THE COUNTRY.
CITY GOVERNMENT IS FUNCTIONAL
AND WE’RE GOING TO SUPPORT
INNOVATE
INNOVATORS.
>> Devin: WHEN YOU SAID THAT
BILL FORD SAID I NEED THE
ILITCHES TO TREAT ME FAIRLY AND
YOU NEED TO HELP AND THE MAROUNS
TO HELP TREAT ME FAIRLY AND YOU
NEED TO HELP.
>> AND THE COMPANY NEEDS TO GO
BACK TO THE STADIUM DEAL, MIKE
ILITCH HAD A DEAL TO BUILD HIS
OWN SILVERDOME AND HAVE THE
ENTIRE AREA FOR HIMSELF.
WHAT IT TOOK FOR THE ILITCHES TO
TAKE HALF OF THAT LAND AND SHARE
IT WITH FORD, AND WHAT BILL SAID
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE
HELP IN THIS CONVERSATION AND
IT’S APPROPRIATE.
THE DAY I TOLD MIKE ILITCH, HOW
WOULD YOU THINK ABOUT HALF OF
THE LAND GOING TO THE LIONS?
HE SAID YOU’RE KIDDING ME.
AND BY THE TIME I SHOWED HIM HE
SAID THIS IS THE RIGHT THING FOR
DETROIT AND OUR FAMILY IS IN.
AND THAT’S WHAT WE’VE BEEN
FORTUNATE TO HAVE AND THE