How to Use self-drive in a Sentence

self-drive

adjective
  • Tensor says in this mode, even though the vehicle can self-drive, the owner’s data stays with the car and is not uploaded.
    — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • In self-drive mode, the yoke wheel folds into the dashboard, and the center screen slides over to cover it; the pedals retract into the footwell.
    — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Level 5 automation, where cars self-drive anywhere without the need for humans in the loop, has remained elusive.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Tesla’s offerings can’t self-drive at present, and instead operate in driver assist mode with a supervising human.
    — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The technology worked well, everything from partial self-drive SuperCruise to Apple CarPlay and an abundance of physical buttons and controls.
    — Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
  • While not fully autonomous in all situations, the Kayoibako-K concept is imagined with the ability to navigate itself to the doorstep to meet its driver, return itself to the parking lot or garage, and self-drive a specific route.
    — New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Individual parties self-drive the fleet—Aston Martins, Lamborghinis, Ferraris—but no prior exposure to elite cars costing a quarter of a million dollars is required.
    — Stacey Lastoe, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In 2026, Hype Luxury announced elite self-drive experiences in Monaco, allowing ultra-high-net-worth clients to rent vehicles such as the Pagani Huayra and Zonda R, and Bugatti Chiron.
    — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • How to Take a Self-Navigating Trip Travelers can book a rental car through 62N, which offers a four-night self-drive package from 920 euros ($1,000) and has integrated self-navigation technology.
    — Katherine Lagrave, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025

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