self-driving

[ self-drahy-ving ]

adjective

1. (of a machine) operating without the guidance of a human.
2. (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:

   self-driving cars.

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-driving¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

What might really matter most, however, is that the self-driving car might save lives.

From The Daily Beast

Auto Correct Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker Inside Google quest to create a self-driving car.

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It will be integrated with what I do when I drive my self-driving car.

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Self-driving cars represent a massive one--one that I'm not sure companies will take on.

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“Self-driving cars never get sleepy or distracted,” Nancarrow points out.

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