unpiloted

adjective

un·pi·lot·ed ˌən-ˈpī-lə-təd

: having no pilot on board

an unpiloted aircraft/flight

They argue that the future belongs to unpiloted submersibles …—

David Malakoff

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Drones are any type of unpiloted aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicle, where there is no physical human on board and can be controlled remotely. —

Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 17 Dec. 2024 Boeing has flown two unpiloted Starliner test flights using the same type of autonomous reentry and landing operations. —

Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 30 Aug. 2024 The unpiloted Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft passing by the moon during its initial test flight in 2022. —

William Harwood, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024 SpaceX launched an unpiloted Dragon cargo ship Monday evening, an election eve flight to deliver three tons of crew supplies, science gear and other equipment to the International Space Station, including an unusual wooden satellite, a solar wind monitor and holiday fare for the lab's crew. —

William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unpiloted