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Self-driving car

A self-driving car, also known as an autonomous car, driverless car, robotic car, or robo-car, is a car that is capable of operating with reduced or no human input. They are sometimes called robotaxis, though this term refers specifically to self-driving cars operated for a ridesharing company. As of 2026, the term "self-driving" lacks an agreed standard…

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Self-driving car

Nodes178
Edges177
Triples68
Avg. degree1.99
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Self-driving car

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Self-driving car → ADAS, Agency, Bundeswehr Munich's EUREKA Prometheus, Carnegie Mellon University's Navlab, DARPA, Defense Advanced Research Projects, In, In Europe, Japan's Tsukuba Mechanical Engineering, Laboratory, Mercedes-Benz, Project, Self-driving, Trials, United States, University, WWII
related to Regulation · 10
Self-driving car → Autonomous, Existing, France, In June, Nevada, Regulation, Regulations, Since, United Kingdom, US
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Self-driving car → British, In, July, YouGov
related to 2010s and disengagements · 2
Self-driving car → In California, This
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Global Positioning Systeminstance ofThese are combined with systems0.80text
the global standards body SAE Internationalinstance ofDefinitionsOrganizations0.80text
AutonoDriveinstance ofof US divided highways.Names0.80text
PilotAssistinstance ofof US divided highways.Names0.80text
Forward Collision Warninginstance ofautomate specific driving features0.80text
speed controlinstance ofhandling issues0.80text
but leaves broader decision-making to the driver.The European car safety performance assessment programme Euro NCAP definesinstance ofhandling issues0.80text
Teslainstance ofand car control.Vendors0.80text
Motional have opted for monolithicinstance ofand car control.Vendors0.80text
how to pass another vehicle/obstacleinstance ofGraph-based techniques can make harder decisions0.80text
one-way vs two-wayinstance ofwith details0.80text
to those that are highly detailedinstance ofwith details0.80text

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