self-driving
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of a motor vehicle: equipped with sensors and computer technology to allow it to drive without a human operator.
noun
The ability of a motor vehicle to drive itself without a human operator; the technology that enables this.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Computer vision is used in image recognition systems and also in self-driving technologies."
- "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."
- "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."
- "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."
- "Self-driving will re-arrange the economic landscape of the world, like the invention of the automobile did."
- "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."