passengerless

Carrying no travelers

Passengerless describes a vehicle carrying no passengers: a passengerless train, passengerless flights during the pandemic.

The word appears most often in discussions of autonomous vehicles, where the absence of passengers—and sometimes drivers—is the point: passengerless cars navigating city streets.

vacant

empty

Holding nothing inside

unoccupiedHaving no occupant
idleWithout activity or purpose
unusedNever put to purpose

available · spare · unutilized · dormant · inactive · unfilled · unreserved · unclaimed · deadhead · repositioning

autonomous

driverless

Operating without human control

self-drivingOperating without human control
unmannedHaving no human aboard
automatedOperating without human control

robotic · autonomous · taxi · shuttle · vehicle · fleet · transit · navigation · mobility · conveyance

desolate

abandoned

Left behind completely

desertedLeft behind, uninhabited
forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
neglectedNot given proper attention

forgotten · stranded · marooned · ghostly · eerie · haunting · lonely · forlorn · solitary · isolated

quiet

silent

Producing no sound

stillUnmoving, or continuing
hushedReduced to silence
peacefulFree from disturbance

calm · tranquil · serene · soundless · undisturbed · restful · muffled · noiseless

Opposites

passenger occupancy

passengerlessoccupied

Currently in use

full · loaded · packed · crowded · filled

Family

pass, passage, passenger, passengers, passerby, passenger's

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G