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one at the wheel



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It looks like any other truck, but there is no one at the wheel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

O'Halloran was filmed driving a black Mitsubishi through a gate at Duddeston station although during his trial he denied he had been the one at the wheel.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2021

The general public is just not ready to see 80,000lb of 18-wheeler flying down the highway with no one at the wheel.

From The Guardian • Oct. 10, 2017

Even Walter Cronkite’s innocent suggestion was dangerous: What happened if he slept through that 15-minute nap, and his car rolled off with no one at the wheel?

From The Verge • Feb. 24, 2016

Once a car goes by real slow around the pond, and I've got this strange feeling there's no one at the wheel.

From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick




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