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The present invention relates to navigation of an autonomous vehicle capable of autonomously tracking a route toward a destination. The present invention provides a system comprising the steps of forming a route for an autonomous vehicle with a plurality of information storing elements placed at spe

The present invention relates to navigation of an autonomous vehicle capable of autonomously tracking a route toward a destination. The present invention provides a system comprising the steps of forming a route for an autonomous vehicle with a plurality of information storing elements placed at specific locations in line along a passageway, each beacon storing its own location information on the route, mounting an information retrieving section on the autonomous vehicle so that as the vehicle travels, the information retrieving section comes in sufficient proximity to the information storing elements in sequence, transmitting radio waves between the information retrieving section and information storing element, supplying, through the transmission of the radio wave, electricity from the vehicle to the information storing element to activate it, retrieving, by the information retrieving section, location information from the information storing element that indicates the vehicle's present position, and controlling a moving direction of the vehicle based on this vehicle's position information.

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1. A navigating method for an autonomous vehicle, comprising the steps of:providing a route for the vehicle, formed with a plurality of information storing elements in line along passageways on which the vehicle travels, each of said information storing elements storing in advance its own location i

1. A navigating method for an autonomous vehicle, comprising the steps of:providing a route for the vehicle, formed with a plurality of information storing elements in line along passageways on which the vehicle travels, each of said information storing elements storing in advance its own location information on the route, mounting an information retrieving section on the vehicle so that as the vehicle travels, said information retrieving section will come sufficiently close to said plurality of information storing elements in sequence; transmitting radio waves between said information retrieving section and an information storing element; supplying, through transmission of the radio wave, electricity from the vehicle to said information storing element placed along the route to activate said information storing element; retrieving, by said information retrieving section of the vehicle, the location information stored in said information storing element that indicates the present position of the vehicle; and controlling a moving direction of the vehicle based on said position information to guide the vehicle along the route to a destination.