self-driving
self-driving — adjective
1. describes a car, truck, bus, or other road vehicle that uses sensors and compute
describes a car, truck, bus, or other road vehicle that uses sensors and computer programs to steer, accelerate, and stop on its own without a person controlling it
Feng sat in the back of a self-driving car while it steered itself through the traffic.
action context: car steered itself
A self-driving taxi from the startup picked up Kabir at the airport.
attributive: self-driving + taxi (service vehicle)
Many cities now allow self-driving buses on their streets during quiet hours.
A self-driving shuttle carried Kwame and other passengers along a two-mile route near the beach.
The self-driving truck drove across the desert without a human driver inside it.
- autonomous
more formal and technical; can describe any system that operates independently, not limited to road vehicles
- driverless
emphasises the absence of a human driver rather than the technology itself; slightly less common
- automated
broader in scope; can describe any process run by machines, not specifically vehicle driving
- manual
requires human operation at all times
- human-driven
directly opposite — driven by a person, not by computers
文法句型
self-driving + noun (car, truck, bus, taxi, vehicle)