Autonomous vehicle automatically following persons outside vehicle

The invention provides an autonomous vehicle capable of automatically following persons outside the vehicle. An autonomous vehicle operates in a following mode in which an apparatus for controlling movement of the vehicle includes an external monitoring system including at least one sensor for monitoring an external area and detecting a location of a target user. The controller is configured to: A) interactively map an active area having a selected extended range in an exterior area with respect to the vehicle, B) compare a monitored position of the target user to the active area, C) detect a relocation event when a result of the comparison of the monitored position of the target user to the active area exceeds a predetermined deviation, and D) in response to detecting the relocation event, sending a navigation command to autonomously relocate the vehicle such that the relative position of the target user is restored to the active area. 本发明提供"自动跟随车辆外部人员的自主车辆"。一种自主车辆以跟随模式操作，其中用于控制车辆的移动的设备包括外部监测系统，所述外部监测系统包括用于监