self-driving

[ self-drahy-ving ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

(of a machine) operating without the guidance of a human.
(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.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of self-driving¹

First recorded in 1830–40

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So the fixation on, say, the infallibility of Tesla’s self-driving cars or the ability of AI to replace tens of thousands of federal jobs stems not from the technological advancements per se, but rather reflectrs a blind, quasi-religious human faith in them.

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Waymos are the self-driving electric taxis started by Google.

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He has been touting the capabilities of the company’s Full Self-Driving mode for years, though the feature cannot be used without a human driver behind the wheel.

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Founded in 2014 and acquired by Amazon in 2020, Zoox is one of several efforts to bring self-driving technology into the mainstream.

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“We’re going to keep moving towards self-driving tech and it’s not always going to be this obscure enigma that’s only available in a few places,” said Karl Brauer, an analyst at iSeeCars.com.

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