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These require a human driver at the wheel ready to steer or brake at any time.
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Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
Then O’Connor introduces what is apparently a film clip … but turns out to be an Oldsmobile commercial with the actor Paul Douglas at the wheel.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Just like her hero Mitchell’s road album Hejira, this is a record born at the wheel, weaving through a dramatic sonic and thematic landscape, with Gray’s delicate vocals guiding the listener with care.
—Gabrielle MacAfee, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
After church on a Sunday morning, Traven’s cousin had gone to check on the family cattle and fell asleep at the wheel.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
Then O’Connor introduces what is apparently a film clip … but turns out to be an Oldsmobile commercial with the actor Paul Douglas at the wheel.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Just like her hero Mitchell’s road album Hejira, this is a record born at the wheel, weaving through a dramatic sonic and thematic landscape, with Gray’s delicate vocals guiding the listener with care.
—Gabrielle MacAfee, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
After church on a Sunday morning, Traven’s cousin had gone to check on the family cattle and fell asleep at the wheel.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
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“At the wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20wheel. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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