driverless
Without human operator
Driverless describes a vehicle that operates without a human driver, using sensors, software, and automation to navigate: driverless cars, driverless trucks.
The term appears most often in discussions of autonomous vehicle technology and its implications for transportation, safety, and employment.
Self-directed and free
- automatedOperating without human control
- sensorsDevices that detect input
- radarRadio-wave object detection
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
navigation · GPS · mapping · connectivity · software · redundancy · fail-safe
Wheeled motor vehicle
- taxiVehicle for hire
- shuttleShort-distance transport
- busLarge passenger vehicle
- truckHeavy freight vehicle
pod · robotaxi · fleet · electric · passenger · ride-hailing · mobility · commute
Imagined perfect society
- dystopiaImaginary terrible society
- sci-fiFuturistic fiction, abbreviated
- parkingLeaving a vehicle temporarily
- accessibilityEase of approach
Official enactment of statutes
- licensingGranting official permission
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- certificationAttestation of qualification
standards · compliance · DMV · NHTSA · ethics · accountability · policy · jurisdiction
Withdrawal from involvement
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- fail-safeAutomatic harm prevention mechanism
- testingExamining to evaluate
validation · certification · risk · trust · reliability · malfunction · hacking
autonomous
Self-directed and free
- automatedOperating without human control
- sensorsDevices that detect input
- radarRadio-wave object detection
algorithm · navigation · GPS · mapping · connectivity · software · redundancy · fail-safe
car
Wheeled motor vehicle
truck · pod · robotaxi · fleet · electric · passenger · ride-hailing · mobility · commute · transportation
utopia
Imagined perfect society
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- licensingGranting official permission
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
certification · standards · compliance · DMV · NHTSA · ethics · accountability · policy · jurisdiction
disengagement
Withdrawal from involvement
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- fail-safeAutomatic harm prevention mechanism
testing · validation · certification · risk · trust · reliability · malfunction · hacking
- Self-Driving Carsrobotaxi, robotaxis, robo-taxi, Tesla Autopilot, lane keeping
driverlessdriven
Intensely determined to achieve
manned · piloted · operated · crewed · chauffeured
driverlessmanual
Written instructions for use
conventional · traditional · guided · remote-controlled · standard
- driverless carsAutomobiles operating without humans
drive, driven, driver, driving, drove, drives, drivers, drover, undriven