self-steering
Guides itself along
Self-steering describes something that guides its own course without external control.
A self-steering sailboat uses a mechanical or electronic system to maintain heading without a helmsman at the tiller.
The term applies to vehicles, missiles, or any mechanism that automatically corrects its own direction: The self-steering feature kept the car centered in the lane.
Automated vehicle guidance system
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- cruise controlAutomatic velocity maintenance system
- waypointNavigation reference location
- course correctionMid-journey directional fix
heading · autonomous · sensors · radar · guidance system · trajectory · pathfinding · dead reckoning
Self-directed and free
- decentralizedLacking single authority
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- bottom-upStarting from fundamentals
- democraticGovernment by the people
participatory · independent · empowered · agency · initiative · collective · cooperative · community-led
Wind-propelled watercraft
- wind vaneDirectional air current indicator
- tillerBoat steering lever
- offshore sailingMaritime travel beyond sight of land
- cruisingMoving at relaxed pace
yacht · helm · trimaran · catamaran · blue-water · Monitor · auxiliary · cockpit
Car needing no driver
- driverlessOperating without human control
- TeslaEV manufacturer and surname
- robotaxiAutonomous passenger vehicle service
- automatedOperating without human control
hands-free · parking assist · collision avoidance · adaptive cruise · computer vision · machine learning · mobility · transport
Self-directed action capacity
- independentFree from external control
- proactiveActing before problems arise
- autodidactOne who teaches themselves
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
agency · intrinsic motivation · goal-setting · resourceful · entrepreneurial · bootstrapping · determined · purposeful
autopilot
Automated vehicle guidance system
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- cruise controlAutomatic velocity maintenance system
- waypointNavigation reference location
course correction · heading · autonomous · sensors · radar · guidance system · trajectory · pathfinding · dead reckoning · compass
autonomous
Self-directed and free
- decentralizedLacking single authority
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- bottom-upStarting from fundamentals
democratic · participatory · independent · empowered · agency · initiative · collective · cooperative · community-led · stakeholder
sailboat
Wind-propelled watercraft
- wind vaneDirectional air current indicator
- tillerBoat steering lever
- offshore sailingMaritime travel beyond sight of land
cruising · yacht · helm · trimaran · catamaran · blue-water · Monitor · auxiliary · cockpit · downwind
autonomous vehicle
Car needing no driver
- driverlessOperating without human control
- TeslaEV manufacturer and surname
- robotaxiAutonomous passenger vehicle service
automated · hands-free · parking assist · collision avoidance · adaptive cruise · computer vision · machine learning · mobility · transport · convoy
initiative
Self-directed action capacity
- independentFree from external control
- proactiveActing before problems arise
- autodidactOne who teaches themselves
autonomy · agency · intrinsic motivation · goal-setting · resourceful · entrepreneurial · bootstrapping · determined · purposeful · intentional
- sailingsailboat, sailing, sails, sailboats, catamaran
- steeringrack and pinion, tie rod, tiller, helm, rudder
- autopilotautopilot, autothrottle, flight director, autoland, pitch control
self-steeringmanual
Written instructions for use
conventional · traditional · assisted · semi-automatic · non-automatic
self, steering, selves, selfish, selfless, selfhood, steer, steers, steered