Self-drive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Self-drive is a verb meaning (automotive, intransitive) To drive autonomously; (of a motor vehicle) to drive itself without a human operator, by means of sensors and computer technology.
Meaning
(automotive, intransitive) To drive autonomously; (of a motor vehicle) to drive itself without a human operator, by means of sensors and computer technology.
Example Sentences
Motorists could legally allow their cars to “self-drive” on British motorways later this year – but only slowly, the government has announced.
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.
Word Forms
- self-drives
- self-driving
- self-drove
- self-driven
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include autopilot, autosteer, dependence, passivity, reliance, pull in.
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