as in independent
not being under the rule or control of another
Native American nations are regarded as autonomous in many respects and thus not subject to a number of state and local laws
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Recent Examples of autonomous
The law, which revises earlier state guidelines for autonomous vehicles, requires the operators of self-driving cars to receive prior authorization from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
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Julia Shapero, The Hill, 19 June 2025
But that does not mean the company has plans to launch autonomous service in the San Diego area.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
Google even introduced tools that can browse the web and use software under user direction — early examples of the autonomous AI agents that many see as the next frontier.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 7 June 2025
Although the federal government has already started to streamline some regulations around autonomous driving, Morningstar analyst Seth Goldstein said regulators might possibly craft rules in a way that would single out Tesla.
—Chris Kirkham, USA Today, 7 June 2025
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Julia Shapero, The Hill, 19 June 2025
But that does not mean the company has plans to launch autonomous service in the San Diego area.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
Google even introduced tools that can browse the web and use software under user direction — early examples of the autonomous AI agents that many see as the next frontier.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 7 June 2025
Although the federal government has already started to streamline some regulations around autonomous driving, Morningstar analyst Seth Goldstein said regulators might possibly craft rules in a way that would single out Tesla.
—Chris Kirkham, USA Today, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autonomous
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In the future, Axiom plans to launch its own module to the ISS, which will eventually grow in its components and undock from the orbital lab to become its own independent space station.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
20 June 2025
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The original plan to resolve this—to spin out OpenAI into an independent, for-profit company—was scrapped in May and replaced with a new approach, which will turn OpenAI’s for-profit group into a public benefit corporation controlled by the nonprofit.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
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This reminds me that most of my conversations at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos were spent discussing countries’ needs for a disconnected, sovereign AI cloud.—
Patrick Moorhead,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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That, potentially, is as much of a weakness, longer term, as a shortage of sovereign AI computing infrastructure.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
18 June 2025
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Both lawmakers and their spouses were shot at their respective homes in separate incidents on June 14, authorities said.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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Taxpayers also had to pick up the tab for a separate $100,000 settlement to a man that claimed Gardiner had him wrongfully arrested.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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“Autonomous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autonomous. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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