# drive (vehicle)

to control an object so that it moves through space

- Computed level: L5 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: common  ·  Arena: drive

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [motion](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-motion.movement), [control](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-control.ability), [energy](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-energy.capacity), [object](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-object.entity), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent)

**Through:** Control uses energy to direct an enduring object's movement through space, changing its location over time.

**Novel properties:**
- directed motion
- spatial traversal under control
- sustained agency over movement

## Examples
- The Mars Rover Perseverance drove 2.5 kilometers across Jezero Crater, navigating autonomously over rocky terrain. *(engineering)*
- In 2023, a Tesla Model S drove from Los Angeles to San Francisco using Autopilot, adjusting speed and lane position in real time. *(technology)*
- The Conestoga wagon train drove 2,000 miles along the Oregon Trail, guided by teamsters through rivers and mountain passes. *(history)*

## Used by
- [dissonance](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-dissonance.conflict) (L15)

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-drive.vehicle*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-drive.vehicle.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*