driverless
not having a human driver in control: The horse became startled and the now driverless horse-drawn carriage ran into a car.
without a human operator: driverless machinery.
(of a vehicle) navigated and maneuvered by a computer without a need for human control or intervention under a range of driving situations and conditions: a driverless car.
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How to use driverless in a sentence
Tesla's self-driving software still requires careful supervision, while Waymo's driverless taxis are still limited to one corner of the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Sidewalk-robot startup celebrates 1 million deliveries | Timothy B. Lee | January 27, 2021 | Ars TechnicaAutonomous driving technology continued to mature in 2020, with the industry’s leading companies testing driverless cars and opening up robotaxi services to the public in various cities.
These five AI developments will shape 2021 and beyond | Jason Sparapani | January 14, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewThe service works somewhat like Lyft or Uber, and people can request rides in one of the minivans equipped with Waymo’s driverless technology.
Waymo will no longer say ‘self-driving’ in apparent shade to Tesla | Rachel Lerman | January 6, 2021 | Washington PostIn Driven, Business Insider senior editor Alex Davies tells the dramatic, colorful story of the quest to develop driverless cars—and the fierce competition among Google, Uber, and other tech and auto giants in the race to revolutionize our lives.
For drone deliveries, driverless cars, or placing a Pikachu in a specific location, say on a tree branch in a park, GPS isn’t accurate enough.
How a Software Map of the Entire Planet Could Change the World Forever | Aaron Frank | December 27, 2020 | Singularity Hub
Perhaps because of this, Kalanick has expressed his desire to one day have driverless Uber vehicles.
Personally, I think it's pretty foolish until we have driverless cars, but when that happens, let's do it!
Well Played, China: Buses So Big Cars Can Go Under Them | Justin Green | April 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWe'll soon be in an era of driverless tractors and drones, allowing fewer farmers to manage substantially more land.
When driverless cars were first mooted about in the wonkosphere, I was skeptical.
So liability is a big problem for any company that wants to manufacture driverless cars.
Big Louie's face was upturned, and the explanation of the two rifle reports and the driverless team was here.
Then I'll Come Back to You | Larry EvansOn through the night plunged the driverless coach, the horses mad with fright.
The Time Mirror | Clark SouthStopping suddenly, he looked back and discovered that they were driverless.
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