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autonomous

[aw-ton-uh-muhs] / ɔˈtɒn ə məs /


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The European Union’s AI Act, U.S. state-level initiatives and sector-specific agency guidance govern how AI is used in hiring decisions, medical devices and autonomous systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Tesla stock increased in premarket trading, driven by autonomous driving updates.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The rollout would make Wayve the first company to launch a commercial autonomous taxi service in Britain, ahead of rivals Waymo, owned by Google-parent Alphabet, and China's Baidu.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

He envisions hundreds of thousands of AI-driven humanoid robots forming a ground force, matching the growing use of autonomous drones in the skies.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

It is amazing that such an institution, exerting so much influence on academic science, has been able to remain so absolutely autonomous.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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