automated vehicle
nounUK /ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd ˈviːɪkl/
US /ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd ˈviːɪkl/
A car that can drive itself without a person steering.
The automated vehicle stopped at the red light all by itself.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A machine that moves people or things and works on its own.
The factory uses an automated vehicle to carry boxes.
3. A bus or train that runs without a human driver.
The airport train is an automated vehicle that takes people to their gates.
4. Any vehicle guided by computers instead of hands.
Engineers tested the automated vehicle on a closed track.