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autonomous

[aw-ton-uh-muhs] / ɔˈtɒn ə məs /


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WeRide is likely to reinforce its first-mover advantages, such as level 4 autonomous driving technology, strong unit economics, and deep engagement with industry regulators, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The partnership will seek to deploy autonomous vehicles in unsolved areas, such as the intersection of roadways, bike lanes and road-adjacent spaces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Privately held “unicorn” companies like Saronic are disrupting defense by developing lower-cost, smarter autonomous systems.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Researchers are also exploring whether these machines could capture viruses like SARS-CoV-2, with future systems potentially operating as fully autonomous drug delivery platforms.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

The whole dear notion of one’s own Self—marvelous old free-willed, free-enterprising, autonomous, independent, isolated island of a Self—is a myth.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas