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Howes and Petersen, sleepy and half dazed, took turns at the wheel on the long drive home.
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Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
Everybody some combination of drunk or stoned, hoping the kid at the wheel was more sober than the rest of us.
—Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
Yet although Porsche took that title in back-to-back years (1970 and ’71), chassis No. 019 never crossed the finish line at the 1970 season’s 24 Hours of Daytona, the 1000 km of Monza, and the 1000 km of Spa—all with Helmut Marko and Gijs van Lennep at the wheel.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2024
Waymo’s robotaxis operate without a human at the wheel.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
Everybody some combination of drunk or stoned, hoping the kid at the wheel was more sober than the rest of us.
—Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
Yet although Porsche took that title in back-to-back years (1970 and ’71), chassis No. 019 never crossed the finish line at the 1970 season’s 24 Hours of Daytona, the 1000 km of Monza, and the 1000 km of Spa—all with Helmut Marko and Gijs van Lennep at the wheel.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2024
Waymo’s robotaxis operate without a human at the wheel.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“At the wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20wheel. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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