autonomous car
nounUK /ɔːˈtɒnəməs kɑː/
US /ɔːˈtɑːnəməs kɑːr/
A car that can drive itself without a person steering.
The autonomous car stopped by itself when a dog ran into the road.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A vehicle guided by computers instead of a human driver.
Engineers tested the autonomous car on a closed track.
3. A car that uses cameras and radar to understand the road.
The autonomous car's cameras spotted the red light.
4. A future kind of taxi that picks you up with no driver inside.
She imagined calling an autonomous car to take her to school.