unpiloted
adjective
un·pi·lot·ed
ˌən-ˈpī-lə-təd 
: having no pilot on board
an unpiloted aircraft/flight
They argue that the future belongs to unpiloted submersibles …—
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Processors distributed among the piloted and unpiloted aircraft churn through the data, and artificial-intelligence (AI) algorithms locate the targets and identify the weapons in the live video feed being viewed by the commanders.
—Steven Walker, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Nov. 2021
The housings were mounted on unpiloted aerial vehicles for a demonstration of a fully airborne 5G network.
—Steven Walker, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Nov. 2021
The unpiloted New Shepard capsule has space for six passengers who each have a window seat, looking out of some of the largest windows of any operational spacecraft.
—Jennifer Earl, Analisa Novak, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
Drones are any type of unpiloted aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicle, where there is no physical human on board and can be controlled remotely.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 17 Dec. 2024
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Steven Walker, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Nov. 2021
The housings were mounted on unpiloted aerial vehicles for a demonstration of a fully airborne 5G network.
—Steven Walker, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Nov. 2021
The unpiloted New Shepard capsule has space for six passengers who each have a window seat, looking out of some of the largest windows of any operational spacecraft.
—Jennifer Earl, Analisa Novak, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
Drones are any type of unpiloted aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicle, where there is no physical human on board and can be controlled remotely.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Unpiloted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpiloted. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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