Sentence examples for a backup driver from inspiring English sources

"I did bring a backup driver, but it has a different shaft.

Waymo's autonomous minivans, part of a 600-vehicle fleet, have begun ferrying the public around portions of Phoenix without a backup driver since November.

The video shows a backup driver — who is able to take control of the vehicle at any time — with their hands lightly touching the steering wheel.

Through a partnership with Lyft, nuTonomy self-driving vehicles make ride-hailing trips in parts of Boston, though there is always a backup driver.

The company has suspended testing indefinitely; a backup driver in the car was looking at her phone at the time of the crash.

Onboard video showed that neither the car, which was packed with sensors, nor a backup driver, who kept looking down, ended up protecting Herzberg as she calmly pushed a bike across the roadway.

Then on Sunday night, an autonomous car operated by Uber — and with an emergency backup driver behind the wheel — struck and killed a woman on a street in Tempe, Ariz.

But for me the most consequential story of late was that a self-driving car operated by Uber — with an emergency backup driver behind the wheel — struck and tragically killed a woman on a street in Tempe, Ariz.

The world's first "self-driving" taxi service has been launched in Singapore – albeit with a human backup driver and co-pilot on board for the time being.

Uber has operated with a single backup driver in its self-driving test cars since November 2017, having previously required two people in the vehicles at all times.

"You are not arriving in a country where there are no fans and you are trying to create a fan base," said Karun Chandhok, an Indian Formula One backup driver at Team Lotus who will not compete Sunday.