Abstract
An autonomous vehicle and navigation system, including a chassis, a propulsor arranged to drive the chassis, wherein the propulsor is operably connected with an electric power source, a load bearing dynamic platform operable to translate vertically, and a controller operable to receive and transmit signals, wherein the controller is operable to control the propulsor. Wherein the controller is operable to navigate an environment utilizing one or more pre-planned routes in an automated guidance mode as a function of guidance from a global controller, and the controller is operable to navigate the environment utilizing signals from a remote control in a localized remote guidance mode.