driverless

[ drahy-ver-lis ]

adjective

1. 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.

2. (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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of driverless¹

First recorded in 1840–1850

Example Sentences

The driverless cars have become part of the landscape in San Francisco, where the company has its largest fleet.

From Los Angeles Times

For now, Zoox’s driverless trips around SoMa will be for testing and research purposes only.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite seeing the news about AI automation and driverless vehicles such as Waymo, Castaneda isn’t worried about his job being eliminated.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Musk's approach costs less than deploying high-tech sensors like Lidar and radar, which are critical to Waymo's driverless car program.

From BBC

Already, it has fallen behind another company, Waymo, which has launched a fleet of driverless vehicles in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times