as in automated
designed to replace or decrease human labor and especially physical labor
vehicular access to the building complex is controlled by a self-operating gate opener
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Recent Examples of self-operating
Walk into the Anna Hiss Gymnasium at the University of Texas, and an autonomous, or self-operating, robot might just pass by you.
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Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Mar. 2024
Autonomous Material Transport Progress in autonomous material transport has refined manufacturing processes, as drones and self-operating vehicles now efficiently move goods.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
No brand is a self-operating vehicle, especially in a bumpy economy.
—Matthew Dunlap, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Mar. 2024
Autonomous Material Transport Progress in autonomous material transport has refined manufacturing processes, as drones and self-operating vehicles now efficiently move goods.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
No brand is a self-operating vehicle, especially in a bumpy economy.
—Matthew Dunlap, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-operating
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During the Biden administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched several investigations into the safety of Tesla’s automated driving technology.—
Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
15 Jan. 2025
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The automated lane changes—now initiated either by the driver using a turn signal or if the car itself determines there's less traffic—need to be smooth.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Jan. 2025
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Make Vehicle Technology Your Back-Up Modern cars have a lot of safety features, including anti-lock brakes, automatic emergency brakes, lane assists and more.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Tedesco’s side won just one of their six matches in League A Group 2, finishing nine points behind France and Italy while avoiding automatic relegation to League B by finishing above Israel on goal difference.—
Guillermo Rai,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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To do that, someone would likely need to create a type of digital skin that would attach to a robotic limb and rapidly collect and interpret data about the world.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
16 Jan. 2025
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Asked what would happen to Gateway if SLS is cancelled, Daniel Neuenschwander, ESA's director of human and robotic exploration, responded that the cancellation would only impact ESA if no other launcher were able to transport Orion and the ESM to lunar orbit.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Self-operating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-operating. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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