self-driving

English

Etymology

self- +‎ driving

Adjective

self-driving (not comparable)

1. Of a motor vehicle: equipped with sensors and computer technology to allow it to drive without a human operator.
   • 2019 February 3, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America‎^[1], archived from the original on 7 February 2019:

     Computer vision is used in image recognition systems and also in self-driving technologies.

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   • 2021 December 9, Gareth Roberts, “Mercedes-Benz self-driving car technology approved for use”, in FleetNews‎^[2]:

     Mercedes-Benz has received approval for a self-driving system paving the way for it to be able to offer the technology to customers where national legislation allows its use.

   • 2022 December 31, “The Highway Code 2022 valid 2023, UK, page 4”, in The Highway Code 2022 valid 2023, UK, page 4‎^[3], archived from the original on 2023-09-22:

     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.

   • 2024 February 11, “Toyota to Launch Japan’s First Fully Automated Driving Service on Public Roads Starting in Odaiba, Tokyo, This Summer”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     Toyota Motor Corp. will begin a self-driving transportation service in Odaiba, Tokyo, this summer using the technology of Level 4 autonomous driving — automated driving under certain conditions — with the aim of starting a driverless robotaxi business in the future, sources said.

Derived terms

• self-driving car

Translations

equipped with sensors and computer technology to allow it to drive without a human operator — see also driverless

• Danish: selvkørende
• Dutch: zelfrijdend (nl)
• German: selbstfahrend
• Hungarian: önvezető
• Swedish: självkörande (sv)

Noun

self-driving (uncountable)

1. The ability of a motor vehicle to drive itself without a human operator; the technology that enables this.
   • 2017 August 25, Yarrow Bouchard, “Self-Driving: The Companies That Will Win (And Lose)”, in Seeking Alpha‎^[4], archived from the original on 2022-11-29:

     Self-driving will re-arrange the economic landscape of the world, like the invention of the automobile did.

   • 2019 October 12, “Chinese firms are taking a different route to driverless cars”, in The Economist‎^[5], archived from the original on 2022-12-28:

     China’s approach to self-driving reflects its attitude to development more broadly: heavy on infrastructure and government oversight, lighter on cutting-edge technology and civil liberties.

   • 2020 December 24, Stan Boland, “It’s time for self-driving cars to really take off... but not for people”, in Wired UK‎^[6], archived from the original on 2022-08-12:

     Billed as the first everyday consumer application of AI, self-driving has simultaneously inspired its champions and proved a worry for its investors.

Translations

ability of a motor vehicle to drive itself

• Hungarian: önvezetés