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Nothing about the Philippines in that.

by simonw 9mo ago

ddol 9mo ago
Why does it matter if fleet response sit in Manilla, Miami or Milan? Surely what matters is the architecture: > The Waymo Driver evaluates the input from fleet response and independently remains in control of driving. Waymo tell us that fleet response agents can only provide waypoint suggestions, they don't have steer-by-wire remote control of the vehicle.
- mothballed 9mo ago
  Kids in the PI are much better at paying attention to traffic, because it is utter fucking chaos in Manila, routing by a school is not particularly interesting. So they might feel better about providing waypoint near a school in the US than an American person would -- not realizing US children are comparatively retarded to Filipino children in dealing with traffic.
  - exidy 9mo ago
    I'm sure no ill intent on your part but referring to the Philippines as "The PI" (short for The Philippine Islands as it was known under US colonial administration) is roughly equivalent to calling Thailand "Siam" or Sri Lanka "Ceylon". Since 1946 the country has simply been known as the Philippines, officially "the Republic of the Philippines" and the ISO 3166 code is PH.
    - jjpones 9mo ago
      As a (somewhat younger) Filipino, I didn't even know there was any basis in calling my country "The PI". Well now I know.
      - exidy 9mo ago
        It's a direct translation of Las Islas Filipinas which dates it back to the Spanish colonial era.
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- readthenotes1 9mo ago
  I'd trust Manilla drivers over Miami drivers any day. They are tempered in a hotter furnace
  - fragmede 9mo ago
    Having been to all three, driving in Miami and San Francisco is child's play compared to driving in Manila. Driving in Asia is a whole other ball game. There are no rules, and honking is a "hey I'm here" every couple of minutes. LA freeway raffic ain't got nothing on Manilla.
- simonw 9mo ago
  Right, I don't think it matters at all.
- fragmede 9mo ago
  The money flow matters. It matters because those are jobs that Americans aren't getting. That friend of yours in the US that down on their luck and looking for a job? That's a job they could be doing. The Everyone driving for Uber could be doing it from their living room in the US. The money that Waymo riders are spending is going to other countries, not America. I'd pay more for an all American company who had remote drivers in the US.
  - yakikka 9mo ago
    The US intentionally keeps its unemployment at the current rate to keep labor costs down. If your friend can't get general skills jobs it means the average job in the US will pay more and the total of all pay in the US will be more. I think the US should stop being so abusive and mean given how damn rich it is.

Nothing about the Philippines in that.

by simonw 9mo ago

Nothing about the Philippines in that.

ddol 9mo ago

Why does it matter if fleet response sit in Manilla, Miami or Milan? Surely what matters is the architecture: > The Waymo Driver evaluates the input from fleet response and independently remains in control of driving. Waymo tell us that fleet response agents can only provide waypoint suggestions, they don't have steer-by-wire remote control of the vehicle.

mothballed 9mo ago
Kids in the PI are much better at paying attention to traffic, because it is utter fucking chaos in Manila, routing by a school is not particularly interesting. So they might feel better about providing waypoint near a school in the US than an American person would -- not realizing US children are comparatively retarded to Filipino children in dealing with traffic.
- exidy 9mo ago
  I'm sure no ill intent on your part but referring to the Philippines as "The PI" (short for The Philippine Islands as it was known under US colonial administration) is roughly equivalent to calling Thailand "Siam" or Sri Lanka "Ceylon". Since 1946 the country has simply been known as the Philippines, officially "the Republic of the Philippines" and the ISO 3166 code is PH.
  - jjpones 9mo ago
    As a (somewhat younger) Filipino, I didn't even know there was any basis in calling my country "The PI". Well now I know.
    - exidy 9mo ago
      It's a direct translation of Las Islas Filipinas which dates it back to the Spanish colonial era.
  - deleted 9mo ago
    [deleted]
readthenotes1 9mo ago
I'd trust Manilla drivers over Miami drivers any day. They are tempered in a hotter furnace
- fragmede 9mo ago
  Having been to all three, driving in Miami and San Francisco is child's play compared to driving in Manila. Driving in Asia is a whole other ball game. There are no rules, and honking is a "hey I'm here" every couple of minutes. LA freeway raffic ain't got nothing on Manilla.
simonw 9mo ago
Right, I don't think it matters at all.
fragmede 9mo ago
The money flow matters. It matters because those are jobs that Americans aren't getting. That friend of yours in the US that down on their luck and looking for a job? That's a job they could be doing. The Everyone driving for Uber could be doing it from their living room in the US. The money that Waymo riders are spending is going to other countries, not America. I'd pay more for an all American company who had remote drivers in the US.
- yakikka 9mo ago
  The US intentionally keeps its unemployment at the current rate to keep labor costs down. If your friend can't get general skills jobs it means the average job in the US will pay more and the total of all pay in the US will be more. I think the US should stop being so abusive and mean given how damn rich it is.