self-drive
self-drive verb: to drive autonomously; (of a motor vehicle) to drive itself without a human operator, by means of sensors and computer technology.
Verb
self-drive (third-person singular simple present self-drives, present participle self-driving, simple past self-drove, past participle self-driven)
- To drive autonomously; (of a motor vehicle) to drive itself without a human operator, by means of sensors and computer technology.
- Motorists could legally allow their cars to “self-drive” on British motorways later this year – but only slowly, the government has announced.2021 April 27, Gwyn Topham, “‘Self-driving’ cars could get green light for use on UK motorways this year”, in The Guardian
- 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...2022 December 31, “The Highway Code 2022 valid 2023, UK, page 4”, in The Highway Code 2022 valid 2023, UK, page 4
self-drive meaning in Kannada
self-drive in Kannada
- ಸ್ವತಹ ತಾನೇ ನಡೆಸು, ಸ್ವತಹ ಚಾಲನೆ ಮಾಡು
Forms of self-drive
| third-person singular present | self-drives |
|---|---|
| present participle | self-driving |
| past | self-drove |
| past participle | self-driven |
Origin of self-drive
From self- + drive, as a back-formation from self-driving.
Questions about self-drive
- What does self-drive mean?
- Self-drive means to drive autonomously; (of a motor vehicle) to drive itself without a human operator, by means of sensors and computer technology.
- What is self-drive in Kannada?
- Self-drive in Kannada is ಸ್ವತಹ ತಾನೇ ನಡೆಸು, ಸ್ವತಹ ಚಾಲನೆ ಮಾಡು. See Self-drive meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is self-drive?
- Self-drive is a verb.
- What is the past tense of self-drive?
- The past tense of self-drive is self-drove.
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