at the wheel

idiom

: while driving

She fell asleep at the wheel.

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Despite the name, Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features are classified as advanced driver-assist technologies that aren’t capable of operating a vehicle without a human at the wheel, ready to take over. —

Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 The fans were singing, ‘Ole’s at the wheel’ at the end. —

Andy Mitten, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024 Join 19 others in the comments View Comments The October 2023 accident happened after the woman had already been hit by another car that had a human driver at the wheel. —

Chris Isidore, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024 That, and its impressive racing history, with the eventual five-time Driver’s Champion Juan Manuel Fangio taking it to victory in the 1955 Buenos Aires Grand Prix. Then there was its appearance at the 1955 Italian Grand Prix in Monza, with Stirling Moss at the wheel. —

Howard Walker, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at the wheel

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