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RainCaster

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1. This is by design

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2026, 11:36 AM

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For these cars to work right, they need a stable network that is up all the time, with latency and bandwidth specifications set by engineers, not the Communist Party.
The Internet in China goes up and down several times every hour by design. Cell phone mapping software used there is specifically designed to run in "offline" mode for this reason.

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Mass robotaxi malfunction halts traffic in Chinese city [View all] Jilly_in_VA Wednesday OP

This is by design RainCaster Wednesday #1

There is no such thing as a stable network Jilly_in_VA Wednesday #2

I'm serious- in China it goes up and down 3-4 times every hour RainCaster Wednesday #3

so does the internet in a lot of places here Jilly_in_VA Thursday #4