self-drive

English

Etymology

self- +‎ drive, as a back-formation from self-driving.

Verb

self-drive (third-person singular simple present self-drives, present participle self-driving, simple past self-drove, past participle self-driven)

1. (automotive, intransitive) To drive autonomously; (of a motor vehicle) to drive itself without a human operator, by means of sensors and computer technology.
   • 2021 April 27, Gwyn Topham, “‘Self-driving’ cars could get green light for use on UK motorways this year”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Motorists could legally allow their cars to “self-drive” on British motorways later this year – but only slowly, the government has announced.

   • 2022 December 31, “The Highway Code 2022 valid 2023, UK, page 4”, in The Highway Code 2022 valid 2023, UK, page 4:

     By self-driving vehicles, we mean those listed as automated vehicles by the Secretary of State for Transport under the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018. (...) These vehicles are capable of safely driving themselves when the self-driving function is correctly turned on and the driver follows the manufacturer’s instructions.