Self driving cars are robots. There is a more academical definition: a robot is a computer with sensors and actuators attached. Self driving cars certanly fit

Self driving cars are robots. There is a more academical definition: a robot is a computer with sensors and actuators attached. Self driving cars certanly fit that criteria. There is a more practical definition too: a robot is a machine with a computer which does not work yet. Because once it starts working people stop calling it a robot. For example a modern washing machine certainly fits the academic definition of being a robot, but most people wouldn’t call it one.