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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A new version of Tesla’s full self-drive mode is expected to be added to its robotaxi fleet in the coming months, according to analysts.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025

Cruise has suspended all robot taxi services in the United States, saying it needs to win back public trust with a full safety review of its vehicles and self-drive technology.

From Reuters • Nov. 19, 2023

However, he wrote in a witness statement that his Tesla "automatically manoeuvred its way around the police vehicle to prevent a collision" because it was in self-drive mode.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 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

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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