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I know nothing about how these vehicles are performing… but I am aware of what driving is like in the Philippines (as a Filipino). You don’t want someone from a foreign country who has never driven where you are physically present to be remotely driving any vehicle due to traffic. I’ve known relatives who taught others to drive that were used to inner city Philippines traffic; you can’t use that experience in a place like the U.S.
EDIT: I just realized I assumed these people are not doing anything technically wrong. My point was that even if you can remotely drive a vehicle well, driving in the Philippines is known for being aggressive and dealing with highly congested traffic.
Hard disagree.
Driving in SE Asia is much more difficult than driving in a western country.
Driving in a US city after navigating traffic in manilla would be a snap. Phillipino drivers are not idiots and can easily recognise that in foreign cities people drive in a different way.
Besides which, I dont think these waymo drivers are driving in that sense. More like "click ok to allow thr vehicle to proceed" kind of way.
Filipino*
I wasn’t saying anyone is an idiot, just that how they drive will be different.