in the driver's seat
idiom
: in a position in which one is able to control what happens
When his boss went on vacation, he suddenly found himself in the driver's seat.
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But at least for now, a human will be in the driver's seat.
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Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 18 June 2025
If not for the scorching hot start from the division rival New York Mets, the Philadelphia Phillies would be in the driver's seat in the National League East.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Six cameras were all in place and recording when the 26-ton steam engine with a dummy in the driver's seat met its watery demise in front of thousands of onlooking Cottage Grove, Oregon residents.
—Joe Salas
june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
Less than three weeks after Aurora Innovation made a splash with the commercial launch of the first driverless semi trucks in Texas, the company is putting a human observer in the driver's seat.
—Joann Muller, Axios, 19 May 2025
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Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 18 June 2025
If not for the scorching hot start from the division rival New York Mets, the Philadelphia Phillies would be in the driver's seat in the National League East.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Six cameras were all in place and recording when the 26-ton steam engine with a dummy in the driver's seat met its watery demise in front of thousands of onlooking Cottage Grove, Oregon residents.
—Joe Salas
june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
Less than three weeks after Aurora Innovation made a splash with the commercial launch of the first driverless semi trucks in Texas, the company is putting a human observer in the driver's seat.
—Joann Muller, Axios, 19 May 2025
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“In the driver's seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20driver%27s%20seat. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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