self-drive

American

[self-drahyv] / ˈsɛlfˈdraɪv /

adjective

Chiefly British.

of, for, designating, or providing a car that is rented for personal use, without a hired driver.

self-drive British

adjective

denoting or relating to a hired car that is driven by the hirer

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Etymology

Origin of self-drive

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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Brown, who will turn 40 in September, has put his longevity down to a love of the game, self-drive, and a desire to make family proud.

From BBC • May 29, 2025

“There is a misconception that just because a vehicle has the capability to self-drive that it doesn’t need human oversight,” an auto lobbyist told The Washington Times.

From Washington Times • Feb. 22, 2023

The authorities said it was unclear if the Tesla was in a self-drive mode, though the agency said it did not believe that was a “contributing factor.”

From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2023

"You may ask why Volvo and Geely are not aggressively promoting their self-drive technology by now?"

From Reuters • Sep. 2, 2021

Thus job-owning, based upon an automatic self-drive principle, enables the job-owner to exact a return in faithful service that neither slavery nor serfdom ever made possible.

From The American Empire by Nearing, Scott

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