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Meaning of self-driving | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Of a motor vehicle: equipped with sensors and computer technology to allow it to drive without a human operator.

not-comparable

Equivalents

Deutsch selbstfahrend
Nederlands zelfrijdend

Examples

“Computer vision is used in image recognition systems and also in self-driving technologies.”
“Mercedes-Benz has received approval for a self-driving system paving the way for it to be able to offer the technology to customers where national legislation allows its use.”
“By self-driving vehicles, we mean those listed as automated vehicles by the Secretary of State for Transport under the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018. (...) These vehicles are capable of safely driving themselves when the self-driving function is correctly turned on and the driver follows the manufacturer’s instructions.”
“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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