Etymograph

English

self-driving

From self- + driving.

Formed from self- + driving

Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-

Proto-Germanic *selbaz ‘self’

Proto-Germanic *selba-

English self-

Today it means

adj Of a motor vehicle: equipped with sensors and computer technology to allow it to drive without a human operator.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / self-driving