road test

Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

road test

1. A test of a motor vehicle's operating capability under actual road conditions.

2. A test of driving ability on the road required of a candidate for a driver's license.

road′-test′ v.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

road test

1. (Automotive Engineering) a test to ensure that a vehicle is roadworthy, esp after repair or servicing, by driving it on roads

2. a test of something in actual use

vb (tr)

3. (Automotive Engineering) to test (a vehicle) in this way

4. to test (something) in a real and appropriate context

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

road′ test`

1. a check of an automobile's performance in actual operation on the road.

2. an examination of driving skill, conducted in normal traffic, esp. as a requirement for a driver's license.

[1905–10]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Switch to new thesaurus

Noun

road test - a test to insure that a vehicle is roadworthy

test, trial run, tryout, trial - trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"

test drive - test of the roadworthiness of a vehicle one is considering buying

Translations

road test

n → prova su strada

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

Mentioned in ?

References in periodicals archive ?

TuSimple, a self-driving truck solutions company, was one of the two companies granted China's first road test plate for autonomous driving trucks in Shanghai on Oct 16.

Shanghai issues first test plates for self-driving trucks

You'll be reading a road test of the new Hyundai Kona electric within the next few weeks but here's news of a sister car from Kia.

e-NIRO'S WAITING; ON THE ROAD

M2 EQUITYBITES-July 9, 2018--Daimler receives China road test license for Level 4 autonomous driving

Daimler receives China road test license for Level 4 autonomous driving

"After that, a trainee must pass the road test, in which she learns 18 key driving skills," said Al-Suwaidi.

Saudi Driving School trains 5,000 women

Recently, the BMW Group officially obtained the Shanghai Intelligent Connected Autonomous Driving Test Licence, issued by the Intelligent Connected Vehicle Road Test Promotion Team, consisting of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatisation, Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau and Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission.

BMW GROUP IS FIRST INTERNATIONAL AUTOMAKER TO GET AUTONOMOUS DRIVING ROAD TEST LICENCE IN CHINA

The road train manufactured by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is taking its third, and probably the last, road test here to push for an acceptable mass-transit system to address the spreading road congestion in the cities.

DOST's hybrid train tests GenSan road

The car in question is a seemingly initial road test for Apple to collect data, although the nature of tests is as yet unclear.

Apple's self-driving Lexus has been spotted for the first time!

If the trainee is successful in the tests, he or she would be cleared for the next step, the road test. However, if the trainee could not show his mastery over the manoeuvers, the land sensors would give a loud beep, indicating that he has failed in the attempt.

Automated parking, L tests see pass rate going up

AN incredibly rare E-Type Jag, painstakingly restored by Shropshire specialists, has touched a staggering 146mph during a road test.

Classic E-Type back up to speed... 146mph

ySTANBUL (CyHAN)- The Ministry of Education has made some modifications to the practical component of the private vehicle driver's license exam that raised the level of difficulty for new drivers, and data reveal that four out of 10 candidates currently fail to pass the road test on their first try.

Driving test now more difficult, 4 of 10 candidates fail

Here are ICBC's tips to help parents teach their teen to drive and pass their road test:

A tradition of bad habits: ICBC survey: nearly one third of parents admit to passing bad driving habits to teens

He said the registration fee was last changed in 2009, inspection fees in 1999, and it has been more than 10 years since road test fees were changed.