"self-driving car" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: self-driving cars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} self-driving car (plural self-driving cars)
  1. An autonomous vehicle taking the form of a car. A car with some driving capacity. Wikipedia link: self-driving car Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-self-driving_car-en-noun-Cv8MIJUD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "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. Why using your phone behind the wheel could become legal in self-driving cars, Joe Pinkstone, 9 January 2025"
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