Words from the Driverless Cars Article
- glare: a strong, dazzling light
- radiate: to send out heat, light or sound in all directions
- navigate: to find a way along or around something
- curb: the raised stone edge of a pavement
- ping: to make a short, high electronic sound, as a phone does with a message
- upfront: in the front seat, in the driver's position
- hail: to call a taxi so that it stops for you
- enticing: attractive and tempting
- commute: to travel regularly between home and work
- streamline: to make a system simpler and more efficient
- reliance: dependence on someone or something
- fatality: a death caused by an accident or violence
- serene: calm and peaceful
- perception: the way people see or understand something
- liability: the state of being legally responsible for something
- deploy: to bring into use effectively
- hurdle: a problem that must be overcome
- autonomous: able to act on its own; of a vehicle, able to drive itself
- unpredictable: impossible to know in advance
- facade: the front of a building
- terrain: a type of ground or surface
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