Meaning of driverless | Babel Free

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Without a driver.

not-comparable

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“a driverless vehicle”

“Will Underground trains be completely driverless? The new signalling being installed as part of the Upgrade will allow⟳ this, and the development, allowing a faster throughput of trains, might arise⟳ from, or be stopped by, a battle with the unions. Mike Brown, Managing Director of London Underground, envisages driverless trains within twenty years.”

“One of the latest [conditions], from last⟳ summer, was that Transport⟳ for London should look⟳ again at driverless trains. I examined their prospects in RAIL 933, and it's fair to say⟳ that their introduction is technically difficult and very expensive. If introducing driverless Tube trains were easy, then I'm quite sure that Prime Minister Boris Johnson would have⟳ brought them into service during his two terms as London mayor.”

“Toyota Motor Corp. will begin⟳ a self-driving transportation service in Odaiba, Tokyo, this summer using the technology of Level 4 autonomous driving — automated driving under certain conditions — with the aim of starting a driverless robotaxi business in the future, sources said.”

“A man who blocked and shouted at a driverless Waymo car later brutally beat⟳ a bystander who told him to let⟳ it go, California police reported.”

“The regulations apply⟳ to self-driving cars, which have⟳ a human behind the wheel. These differ⟳ from the driverless cars that Elon Musk’s Tesla and other companies are also working on, which are not allowed on UK roads. , Joe Pinkstone, 9”

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