self-driven

adjective
UK /ˌself ˈdrɪvən/
US /ˌself ˈdrɪvən/

A self-driven person works hard on their own without needing someone to push them.

She is a self-driven student who finishes her homework before dinner every day.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A machine or vehicle that moves by itself without a person controlling it.

The self-driven cart carried the boxes across the warehouse.

3. Something that happens because of its own power or force, not because of outside help.

The project was self-driven and grew without any extra funding.

4. A process that keeps going on its own once it starts.

Their self-driven learning club meets every week without a teacher.