self-drive en · VERB
Etymology
From self- + drive, as a back-formation from self-driving.
Meanings
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(intransitive) To drive autonomously; (of a motor vehicle) to drive itself without a human operator, by means of sensors and computer technology.
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.
2022 December 31, “The Highway Code 2022 valid 2023, UK, page 4”, in The Highway Code 2022 valid 2023, UK, page 4: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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| self-drives | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| self-drove | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| self-driving | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| self-driven | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |