Term for opposite of self-driving car? A term for what we now call a “normal” car
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Is there a word for the opposite of a driverless car? I want a simple term to describe the (now) normal cars that require a human driver. I'm writing a story set in the near future after driverless cars become the norm. (Not just the norm, but expected.) The main character meets somebody who doesn't trust driverless cars, refuses to buy one, refuses to ride in one, and drives an old car. She prefers to drive herself even though it annoys other drivers on the road.
We now have several terms for driverless cars (autonomous car, self-driving car, robotic car, and smart-car), but none for normal cars.
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Is there a word for the opposite of a driverless car? I want a simple term to describe the (now) normal cars that require a human driver. I'm writing a story set in the near future after driverless cars become the norm. (Not just the norm, but expected.) The main character meets somebody who doesn't trust driverless cars, refuses to buy one, refuses to ride in one, and drives an old car. She prefers to drive herself even though it annoys other drivers on the road.
We now have several terms for driverless cars (autonomous car, self-driving car, robotic car, and smart-car), but none for normal cars.
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Try manual car.
– Silenus
Jul 9 '16 at 2:52
In this future world of yours, you might call it a "manual car," which would be a car driven by hand.
– Benjamin Harman
Jul 9 '16 at 2:52
Lol. Great minds think alike, @Silenus.
– Benjamin Harman
Jul 9 '16 at 2:53
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@Silenus, Benjamin Sorry, the phrase / compound 'manual car' is already taken as the opposite of 'automatic'.
– Edwin Ashworth
Jul 9 '16 at 3:08
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Edwin -- not necessarily. I mean, I might say, "That car's a manual," to refer to a car with a manual transmission, but I don't call it a "manual car." But even if that were the case, we used to say "regular gasoline" for gasoline that was leaded. Now we say "regular gasoline" for gasoline that isn't premium. So in this future world where cars are driven automatically, it makes sense that the antithesis would be cars that are manually driven being called "manual cars," leaving behind any antiquated notions about manual transmissions, also called "standard transmissions."
– Benjamin Harman
Jul 9 '16 at 5:01
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Is there a word for the opposite of a driverless car? I want a simple term to describe the (now) normal cars that require a human driver. I'm writing a story set in the near future after driverless cars become the norm. (Not just the norm, but expected.) The main character meets somebody who doesn't trust driverless cars, refuses to buy one, refuses to ride in one, and drives an old car. She prefers to drive herself even though it annoys other drivers on the road.
We now have several terms for driverless cars (autonomous car, self-driving car, robotic car, and smart-car), but none for normal cars.
single-word-requests
asked Jul 9 '16 at 2:50
RichS
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Is there a word for the opposite of a driverless car? I want a simple term to describe the (now) normal cars that require a human driver. I'm writing a story set in the near future after driverless cars become the norm. (Not just the norm, but expected.) The main character meets somebody who doesn't trust driverless cars, refuses to buy one, refuses to ride in one, and drives an old car. She prefers to drive herself even though it annoys other drivers on the road.
We now have several terms for driverless cars (autonomous car, self-driving car, robotic car, and smart-car), but none for normal cars.
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Try manual car.
– Silenus
Jul 9 '16 at 2:52
In this future world of yours, you might call it a "manual car," which would be a car driven by hand.
– Benjamin Harman
Jul 9 '16 at 2:52
Lol. Great minds think alike, @Silenus.
– Benjamin Harman
Jul 9 '16 at 2:53
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@Silenus, Benjamin Sorry, the phrase / compound 'manual car' is already taken as the opposite of 'automatic'.
– Edwin Ashworth
Jul 9 '16 at 3:08
2
Edwin -- not necessarily. I mean, I might say, "That car's a manual," to refer to a car with a manual transmission, but I don't call it a "manual car." But even if that were the case, we used to say "regular gasoline" for gasoline that was leaded. Now we say "regular gasoline" for gasoline that isn't premium. So in this future world where cars are driven automatically, it makes sense that the antithesis would be cars that are manually driven being called "manual cars," leaving behind any antiquated notions about manual transmissions, also called "standard transmissions."
– Benjamin Harman
Jul 9 '16 at 5:01
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Try manual car.
– Silenus
Jul 9 '16 at 2:52
In this future world of yours, you might call it a "manual car," which would be a car driven by hand.
– Benjamin Harman
Jul 9 '16 at 2:52
Lol. Great minds think alike, @Silenus.
– Benjamin Harman
Jul 9 '16 at 2:53
1
@Silenus, Benjamin Sorry, the phrase / compound 'manual car' is already taken as the opposite of 'automatic'.
– Edwin Ashworth
Jul 9 '16 at 3:08
2
Edwin -- not necessarily. I mean, I might say, "That car's a manual," to refer to a car with a manual transmission, but I don't call it a "manual car." But even if that were the case, we used to say "regular gasoline" for gasoline that was leaded. Now we say "regular gasoline" for gasoline that isn't premium. So in this future world where cars are driven automatically, it makes sense that the antithesis would be cars that are manually driven being called "manual cars," leaving behind any antiquated notions about manual transmissions, also called "standard transmissions."
– Benjamin Harman
Jul 9 '16 at 5:01
Try manual car.
– Silenus
Jul 9 '16 at 2:52
Try manual car.
– Silenus
Jul 9 '16 at 2:52
In this future world of yours, you might call it a "manual car," which would be a car driven by hand.
– Benjamin Harman
Jul 9 '16 at 2:52
In this future world of yours, you might call it a "manual car," which would be a car driven by hand.
– Benjamin Harman
Jul 9 '16 at 2:52
Lol. Great minds think alike, @Silenus.
– Benjamin Harman
Jul 9 '16 at 2:53
Lol. Great minds think alike, @Silenus.
– Benjamin Harman
Jul 9 '16 at 2:53
1
1
@Silenus, Benjamin Sorry, the phrase / compound 'manual car' is already taken as the opposite of 'automatic'.
– Edwin Ashworth
Jul 9 '16 at 3:08
@Silenus, Benjamin Sorry, the phrase / compound 'manual car' is already taken as the opposite of 'automatic'.
– Edwin Ashworth
Jul 9 '16 at 3:08
2
2
Edwin -- not necessarily. I mean, I might say, "That car's a manual," to refer to a car with a manual transmission, but I don't call it a "manual car." But even if that were the case, we used to say "regular gasoline" for gasoline that was leaded. Now we say "regular gasoline" for gasoline that isn't premium. So in this future world where cars are driven automatically, it makes sense that the antithesis would be cars that are manually driven being called "manual cars," leaving behind any antiquated notions about manual transmissions, also called "standard transmissions."
– Benjamin Harman
Jul 9 '16 at 5:01
Edwin -- not necessarily. I mean, I might say, "That car's a manual," to refer to a car with a manual transmission, but I don't call it a "manual car." But even if that were the case, we used to say "regular gasoline" for gasoline that was leaded. Now we say "regular gasoline" for gasoline that isn't premium. So in this future world where cars are driven automatically, it makes sense that the antithesis would be cars that are manually driven being called "manual cars," leaving behind any antiquated notions about manual transmissions, also called "standard transmissions."
– Benjamin Harman
Jul 9 '16 at 5:01
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Though I wonder why in your future world they would still allow people to drive (leave alone make/sell) such cars, talking academically you may use one of:
human-driven, manually driven, or perhaps, vintage car
answered Jul 9 '16 at 3:31
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I like manually-driven better than vintage. Vintage already has a meaning when referring to cars. I don't want to confuse the readers by using the term "vintage" to mean something different from what they expect.
– RichS
Jul 9 '16 at 5:29
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@RichS Nowadays, vintage car means those automobiles manufactured early 20th century. It will certainly change in the future.
– user140086
Jul 9 '16 at 5:32
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You can mention the two opposite sets of cars as follows:
auto-driven cars/ driverless cars vs. manually driven cars/ human-driven cars.
I do not subscribe to the term "self-driven car" to mean a driverless car, as the term may, to many, mean a car not driven by the chauffeur, but by the owner himself.
answered Jul 9 '16 at 4:14
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@Dinesh Kumar Garg - The term "self-driving" car is already in use for smart-cars as shown by this Wikipedia page. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_car Even though some people say "self-driven car" to mean a car driven by an owner and not a chauffeur, that term has already acquired an additional definition.
– RichS
Jul 9 '16 at 6:07
@Rathony. I did not edit or attempt to edit. I do not have that power. I can only suggest edit and I had done just that. I will definitely pay more attention so that an edit suggested by me is not rejected.
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 9:21
@Rathony. This is just first time that you have pointed out the mistake to me. I doubt if I ever committed such a mistake. Kindly provide the reference. If committed, I will certainly take care that I do not commit such a mistake in the future.
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 10:33
@Rathony. Rejection of suggested edits is one thing, while suggesting edits is the other. The suggested edits could very well be rejected, but that does preclude one to suggest edits.
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 17:48
@Rathony. Typo! Please read "not" between "does" and "preclude".
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 17:58
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Though I wonder why in your future world they would still allow people to drive (leave alone make/sell) such cars, talking academically you may use one of:
human-driven, manually driven, or perhaps, vintage car
answered Jul 9 '16 at 3:31
alwayslearning
25.3k63592
I like manually-driven better than vintage. Vintage already has a meaning when referring to cars. I don't want to confuse the readers by using the term "vintage" to mean something different from what they expect.
– RichS
Jul 9 '16 at 5:29
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@RichS Nowadays, vintage car means those automobiles manufactured early 20th century. It will certainly change in the future.
– user140086
Jul 9 '16 at 5:32
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up vote
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Though I wonder why in your future world they would still allow people to drive (leave alone make/sell) such cars, talking academically you may use one of:
human-driven, manually driven, or perhaps, vintage car
answered Jul 9 '16 at 3:31
alwayslearning
25.3k63592
I like manually-driven better than vintage. Vintage already has a meaning when referring to cars. I don't want to confuse the readers by using the term "vintage" to mean something different from what they expect.
– RichS
Jul 9 '16 at 5:29
1
@RichS Nowadays, vintage car means those automobiles manufactured early 20th century. It will certainly change in the future.
– user140086
Jul 9 '16 at 5:32
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up vote
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Though I wonder why in your future world they would still allow people to drive (leave alone make/sell) such cars, talking academically you may use one of:
human-driven, manually driven, or perhaps, vintage car
answered Jul 9 '16 at 3:31
alwayslearning
25.3k63592
Though I wonder why in your future world they would still allow people to drive (leave alone make/sell) such cars, talking academically you may use one of:
human-driven, manually driven, or perhaps, vintage car
answered Jul 9 '16 at 3:31
alwayslearning
25.3k63592
answered Jul 9 '16 at 3:31
alwayslearning
25.3k63592
answered Jul 9 '16 at 3:31
alwayslearning
25.3k63592
answered Jul 9 '16 at 3:31
alwayslearning
25.3k63592
25.3k63592
I like manually-driven better than vintage. Vintage already has a meaning when referring to cars. I don't want to confuse the readers by using the term "vintage" to mean something different from what they expect.
– RichS
Jul 9 '16 at 5:29
1
@RichS Nowadays, vintage car means those automobiles manufactured early 20th century. It will certainly change in the future.
– user140086
Jul 9 '16 at 5:32
add a comment |
I like manually-driven better than vintage. Vintage already has a meaning when referring to cars. I don't want to confuse the readers by using the term "vintage" to mean something different from what they expect.
– RichS
Jul 9 '16 at 5:29
1
@RichS Nowadays, vintage car means those automobiles manufactured early 20th century. It will certainly change in the future.
– user140086
Jul 9 '16 at 5:32
I like manually-driven better than vintage. Vintage already has a meaning when referring to cars. I don't want to confuse the readers by using the term "vintage" to mean something different from what they expect.
– RichS
Jul 9 '16 at 5:29
I like manually-driven better than vintage. Vintage already has a meaning when referring to cars. I don't want to confuse the readers by using the term "vintage" to mean something different from what they expect.
– RichS
Jul 9 '16 at 5:29
1
1
@RichS Nowadays, vintage car means those automobiles manufactured early 20th century. It will certainly change in the future.
– user140086
Jul 9 '16 at 5:32
@RichS Nowadays, vintage car means those automobiles manufactured early 20th century. It will certainly change in the future.
– user140086
Jul 9 '16 at 5:32
add a comment |
up vote
0
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You can mention the two opposite sets of cars as follows:
auto-driven cars/ driverless cars vs. manually driven cars/ human-driven cars.
I do not subscribe to the term "self-driven car" to mean a driverless car, as the term may, to many, mean a car not driven by the chauffeur, but by the owner himself.
answered Jul 9 '16 at 4:14
Dinesh Kumar Garg
1,60542350
@Dinesh Kumar Garg - The term "self-driving" car is already in use for smart-cars as shown by this Wikipedia page. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_car Even though some people say "self-driven car" to mean a car driven by an owner and not a chauffeur, that term has already acquired an additional definition.
– RichS
Jul 9 '16 at 6:07
@Rathony. I did not edit or attempt to edit. I do not have that power. I can only suggest edit and I had done just that. I will definitely pay more attention so that an edit suggested by me is not rejected.
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 9:21
@Rathony. This is just first time that you have pointed out the mistake to me. I doubt if I ever committed such a mistake. Kindly provide the reference. If committed, I will certainly take care that I do not commit such a mistake in the future.
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 10:33
@Rathony. Rejection of suggested edits is one thing, while suggesting edits is the other. The suggested edits could very well be rejected, but that does preclude one to suggest edits.
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 17:48
@Rathony. Typo! Please read "not" between "does" and "preclude".
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 17:58
|
show 4 more comments
up vote
0
down vote
You can mention the two opposite sets of cars as follows:
auto-driven cars/ driverless cars vs. manually driven cars/ human-driven cars.
I do not subscribe to the term "self-driven car" to mean a driverless car, as the term may, to many, mean a car not driven by the chauffeur, but by the owner himself.
answered Jul 9 '16 at 4:14
Dinesh Kumar Garg
1,60542350
@Dinesh Kumar Garg - The term "self-driving" car is already in use for smart-cars as shown by this Wikipedia page. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_car Even though some people say "self-driven car" to mean a car driven by an owner and not a chauffeur, that term has already acquired an additional definition.
– RichS
Jul 9 '16 at 6:07
@Rathony. I did not edit or attempt to edit. I do not have that power. I can only suggest edit and I had done just that. I will definitely pay more attention so that an edit suggested by me is not rejected.
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 9:21
@Rathony. This is just first time that you have pointed out the mistake to me. I doubt if I ever committed such a mistake. Kindly provide the reference. If committed, I will certainly take care that I do not commit such a mistake in the future.
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 10:33
@Rathony. Rejection of suggested edits is one thing, while suggesting edits is the other. The suggested edits could very well be rejected, but that does preclude one to suggest edits.
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 17:48
@Rathony. Typo! Please read "not" between "does" and "preclude".
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 17:58
|
show 4 more comments
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
You can mention the two opposite sets of cars as follows:
auto-driven cars/ driverless cars vs. manually driven cars/ human-driven cars.
I do not subscribe to the term "self-driven car" to mean a driverless car, as the term may, to many, mean a car not driven by the chauffeur, but by the owner himself.
answered Jul 9 '16 at 4:14
Dinesh Kumar Garg
1,60542350
You can mention the two opposite sets of cars as follows:
auto-driven cars/ driverless cars vs. manually driven cars/ human-driven cars.
I do not subscribe to the term "self-driven car" to mean a driverless car, as the term may, to many, mean a car not driven by the chauffeur, but by the owner himself.
answered Jul 9 '16 at 4:14
Dinesh Kumar Garg
1,60542350
answered Jul 9 '16 at 4:14
Dinesh Kumar Garg
1,60542350
answered Jul 9 '16 at 4:14
Dinesh Kumar Garg
1,60542350
answered Jul 9 '16 at 4:14
Dinesh Kumar Garg
1,60542350
1,60542350
@Dinesh Kumar Garg - The term "self-driving" car is already in use for smart-cars as shown by this Wikipedia page. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_car Even though some people say "self-driven car" to mean a car driven by an owner and not a chauffeur, that term has already acquired an additional definition.
– RichS
Jul 9 '16 at 6:07
@Rathony. I did not edit or attempt to edit. I do not have that power. I can only suggest edit and I had done just that. I will definitely pay more attention so that an edit suggested by me is not rejected.
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 9:21
@Rathony. This is just first time that you have pointed out the mistake to me. I doubt if I ever committed such a mistake. Kindly provide the reference. If committed, I will certainly take care that I do not commit such a mistake in the future.
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 10:33
@Rathony. Rejection of suggested edits is one thing, while suggesting edits is the other. The suggested edits could very well be rejected, but that does preclude one to suggest edits.
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 17:48
@Rathony. Typo! Please read "not" between "does" and "preclude".
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 17:58
|
show 4 more comments
@Dinesh Kumar Garg - The term "self-driving" car is already in use for smart-cars as shown by this Wikipedia page. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_car Even though some people say "self-driven car" to mean a car driven by an owner and not a chauffeur, that term has already acquired an additional definition.
– RichS
Jul 9 '16 at 6:07
@Rathony. I did not edit or attempt to edit. I do not have that power. I can only suggest edit and I had done just that. I will definitely pay more attention so that an edit suggested by me is not rejected.
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 9:21
@Rathony. This is just first time that you have pointed out the mistake to me. I doubt if I ever committed such a mistake. Kindly provide the reference. If committed, I will certainly take care that I do not commit such a mistake in the future.
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 10:33
@Rathony. Rejection of suggested edits is one thing, while suggesting edits is the other. The suggested edits could very well be rejected, but that does preclude one to suggest edits.
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 17:48
@Rathony. Typo! Please read "not" between "does" and "preclude".
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 17:58
@Dinesh Kumar Garg - The term "self-driving" car is already in use for smart-cars as shown by this Wikipedia page. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_car Even though some people say "self-driven car" to mean a car driven by an owner and not a chauffeur, that term has already acquired an additional definition.
– RichS
Jul 9 '16 at 6:07
@Dinesh Kumar Garg - The term "self-driving" car is already in use for smart-cars as shown by this Wikipedia page. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_car Even though some people say "self-driven car" to mean a car driven by an owner and not a chauffeur, that term has already acquired an additional definition.
– RichS
Jul 9 '16 at 6:07
@Rathony. I did not edit or attempt to edit. I do not have that power. I can only suggest edit and I had done just that. I will definitely pay more attention so that an edit suggested by me is not rejected.
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 9:21
@Rathony. I did not edit or attempt to edit. I do not have that power. I can only suggest edit and I had done just that. I will definitely pay more attention so that an edit suggested by me is not rejected.
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 9:21
@Rathony. This is just first time that you have pointed out the mistake to me. I doubt if I ever committed such a mistake. Kindly provide the reference. If committed, I will certainly take care that I do not commit such a mistake in the future.
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 10:33
@Rathony. This is just first time that you have pointed out the mistake to me. I doubt if I ever committed such a mistake. Kindly provide the reference. If committed, I will certainly take care that I do not commit such a mistake in the future.
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 10:33
@Rathony. Rejection of suggested edits is one thing, while suggesting edits is the other. The suggested edits could very well be rejected, but that does preclude one to suggest edits.
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 17:48
@Rathony. Rejection of suggested edits is one thing, while suggesting edits is the other. The suggested edits could very well be rejected, but that does preclude one to suggest edits.
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 17:48
@Rathony. Typo! Please read "not" between "does" and "preclude".
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 17:58
@Rathony. Typo! Please read "not" between "does" and "preclude".
– Dinesh Kumar Garg
Jul 9 '16 at 17:58
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Try manual car.
– Silenus
Jul 9 '16 at 2:52
In this future world of yours, you might call it a "manual car," which would be a car driven by hand.
– Benjamin Harman
Jul 9 '16 at 2:52
Lol. Great minds think alike, @Silenus.
– Benjamin Harman
Jul 9 '16 at 2:53
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@Silenus, Benjamin Sorry, the phrase / compound 'manual car' is already taken as the opposite of 'automatic'.
– Edwin Ashworth
Jul 9 '16 at 3:08
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Edwin -- not necessarily. I mean, I might say, "That car's a manual," to refer to a car with a manual transmission, but I don't call it a "manual car." But even if that were the case, we used to say "regular gasoline" for gasoline that was leaded. Now we say "regular gasoline" for gasoline that isn't premium. So in this future world where cars are driven automatically, it makes sense that the antithesis would be cars that are manually driven being called "manual cars," leaving behind any antiquated notions about manual transmissions, also called "standard transmissions."
– Benjamin Harman
Jul 9 '16 at 5:01