The development of vehicles for the purpose of fulfilling human needs for transportation begins with the invention of the wheel, and gets its main big takeoff in the first industrial revolution with the invention of the motor, steam drive. Gradual further development results in many highly advanced vehicles, which contain intelligent IT systems that rely on artificial intelligence. This is how the idea of autonomous vehicles that can drive independently without a driver, relying on their own guidance systems, is born. At the same time, an intelligent transport system is being developed in which one of the essential components is communication with the mentioned intelligent vehicles. This increases the safety and speed of traffic, as well as its functionality, which is a response to the increased needs of modern logistics for the transport of goods and passengers. Through nine chapters, the origin and development of autonomous vehicles will be covered from the idea, up to the level of development in which they are today.