self-driving vehicle

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self-driving vehicle \Prononciation ?\

  1. (Automobile) Véhicule autonome.
    • Automated vehicles, also known as self-driving vehicles, are defined under the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 as a vehicle designed or adapted to be capable, in at least some circumstances or situations, of safely driving themselves, and that may lawfully be used when driving themselves, in at least some circumstances or situations, on roads or other public places in Great Britain. A vehicle is “driving itself” if it is operating in a mode in which it is not being controlled, and does not need to be monitored, by an individual. — (SMMT publishes guiding principles for marketing automated vehicles, SMMT, 22 novembre 2021)
    • 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. — (The Highway Code 2022 valid 2023, UK)