driverless operation
nounUK /ˈdraɪvələs ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən/
US /ˈdraɪvərləs ˌɑːpəˈreɪʃən/
When a car or train moves by itself without a person driving it.
The new train uses driverless operation, so nobody sits in the front to steer it.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Running a machine or system without a human operator.
The factory's driverless operation lets robots build cars all night.
3. A transport service where vehicles drive themselves.
The city started a driverless operation to carry people around the airport.
4. The state of a vehicle controlling itself using computers and sensors.
Engineers tested the bus in driverless operation on a closed road.