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a backseat driver
1. a passenger in a car who continuously tells the driver how they should drive. Mike's a real backseat driver and I find it so irritating.
2. someone who expects to control things although it is not their responsibility to do this. Tell her you're in charge now. It's time she stopped being a backseat driver.

be in the driving seat (British, American & Australian)

to be in control of a situation. The consumer is in the driving seat due to the huge range of goods on the market.
See also: driving, seat

a designated driver (American)

one person in a group who agrees not to drink alcohol in order to drive the other people to and from a place where they will drink alcohol. Tom said he'd be the designated driver when we go out tonight.

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SAUGUS -- Less than an hour after children walking to school had filled the sidewalks Tuesday, a driverless utility truck careened down a Saugus hill, crashing into a parked car and destroying the garage of a home in the quiet neighborhood.
While driverless machines are doable, they are not practical or cost-effective at this point.
At the heart of the system is the Driverless Transportation System (DTS).
 
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