What is an autonomous vehicle?

An autonomous car is a vehicle capable of sensing its environment and operating without human involvement. A human passenger is not required to take control of the vehicle at any time, nor is a human passenger required to be present in the vehicle at all. An autonomous car can go anywhere a traditional car goes and do everything that an experienced human driver does.

An autonomous vehicle, also known as a driverless vehicle, is a vehicle that can move and guide itself without human input ... Advanced control systems can interpret sensory information to detect obstacles and choose the most appropriate navigation path for the vehicle.