autonomy

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South West Devon Conservative MP Rebecca Smith welcomed the funding, but warned that businesses in Plymouth's marine autonomy sector might "pick up and leave" without regulation changes and a defence investment plan.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

We give our brains a sense of autonomy, control, mastery and a way of regulating our emotions, all of which are fundamental to our mental health.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

They argue that choosing the timing of one’s death is a matter of autonomy, that one should be able to lay down one’s life at will rather than suffer through difficult circumstances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Tesla, too, has its eyes set firmly on autonomy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Those three things — autonomy, complexity, and a connection between effort and reward—are, most people agree, the three qualities that work has to have if it is to be satisfying.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell