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driverless

[drahy-ver-lis]

adjective

    1. not having a human driver in control.

      The horse became startled and the now driverless horse-drawn carriage ran into a car.

    2. without a human operator.

      driverless machinery.

  1. (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.

    a driverless car.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of driverless1

First recorded in 1840–1850
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There, protesters have burned driverless Waymo vehicles, hurled rocks and bottles at police and National Guard members, and shut down the 101 Freeway.

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The announcement comes after the UK government changed its rules about the driverless cars once again.

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Waymo’s fleet of driverless electric Jaguars has become a familiar sight in Los Angeles, where they have operated since November.

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this all boils down to is saving money, says industry expert Yang Ruigang, a technology professor from Shanghai Jiaotong University, who has extensive experience working on driverless technology in both China and the US.

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Tesla has long attempted to play catch-up against rival Waymo, owned by Google-parent Alphabet, whose driverless taxis have traversed the streets of San Francisco for years - and now operate in several more cities.

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