1
a
: communicating force
a driving wheel
b
: exerting pressure
a driving influence
2
a
: having great force
a driving rain
a driving beat
b
: acting with vigor : energetic
a hard-driving worker
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As a result, the rear-wheel A-Spec model gets slightly more driving range than the front-wheel drive (FWD) EX and Touring Prologue trims (296 miles of range, a combined MPGe rating of 99).
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Doug Newcomb, PCMAG, 8 Aug. 2024
View Photos Some dual-motor all-wheel-drive electrics—such as early versions of the Tesla Model Y—offer more driving range than their two-wheel-drive analogs due to careful calibration to only use a single motor during the EPA's test cycles.
—Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 17 Mar. 2023
On Earth, Nissan has set a 2020 goal for the market debut of cars that can navigate without human intervention under most driving conditions.
—Jeremy Hsu, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Jan. 2015
Part of this math was calculated when the system was to use autonomous 12-passenger vans, which have never materialized, and then by having four passengers in each autonomous SUV, with one person sitting in the non-driving driver’s seat.
—Curbed, 7 Jan. 2022
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Doug Newcomb, PCMAG, 8 Aug. 2024
View Photos Some dual-motor all-wheel-drive electrics—such as early versions of the Tesla Model Y—offer more driving range than their two-wheel-drive analogs due to careful calibration to only use a single motor during the EPA's test cycles.
—Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 17 Mar. 2023
On Earth, Nissan has set a 2020 goal for the market debut of cars that can navigate without human intervention under most driving conditions.
—Jeremy Hsu, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Jan. 2015
Part of this math was calculated when the system was to use autonomous 12-passenger vans, which have never materialized, and then by having four passengers in each autonomous SUV, with one person sitting in the non-driving driver’s seat.
—Curbed, 7 Jan. 2022
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“Driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driving. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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