chiefly British
: being a rental car

Examples of self-drive in a Sentence

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In 2026, Hype Luxury announced elite self-drive experiences in Monaco, allowing ultra-high-net-worth clients to rent vehicles such as the Pagani Huayra and Zonda R, and Bugatti Chiron. Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 Peggy Kramer’s 16th Annual South Bay Water-Wise Garden Tour, a self-drive tour, will be held Sunday, April 19, from 10 a.m. – 4 p,m,. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2026 The technology worked well, everything from partial self-drive SuperCruise to Apple CarPlay and an abundance of physical buttons and controls. Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026 Level 5 automation, where cars self-drive anywhere without the need for humans in the loop, has remained elusive. Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026 While not fully autonomous in all situations, the Kayoibako-K concept is imagined with the ability to navigate itself to the doorstep to meet its driver, return itself to the parking lot or garage, and self-drive a specific route. New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025 Individual parties self-drive the fleet—Aston Martins, Lamborghinis, Ferraris—but no prior exposure to elite cars costing a quarter of a million dollars is required. Stacey Lastoe, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025 Port of Volendam is the next location, and whoa, a self-drive in the first episode?! Nick Caruso, TVLine, 25 Sep. 2025 Drivers can even choose Starr Luxury’s self-drive or chauffeur service options to take them through ancient European towns and breathtaking coastal vistas. Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 25 July 2025

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First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of self-drive was in 1923

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“Self-drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-drive. Accessed 27 May. 2026.

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