A method for guiding an autonomous vehicle, comprising: acquiring path data representing a planned path to be traveled by the autonomous vehicle, wherein the planned path is a fixed path; arranging a multiplicity of cameras with limited fields of view to surveil an area intersected by the entire planned path of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the multiplicity of cameras is integrated such that an object is trackable as the object passes from one field of view to another field of view, wherein the multiplicity of cameras provide image data used for integrating and mapping out a complete path, which represents the entire planned path; acquiring the image data using the cameras while the autonomous vehicle is moving along the planned path in the area; processing the image data to detect a presence of and determine a current position of the object in the area and to integrate and map out the complete path with the object in the planned path; determining whether the object in its current position obstructs the planned path of the autonomous vehicle or not; if the object obstructs the planned path of the autonomous vehicle, generating data representing vehicle guidance information; converting the data into vehicle guidance signals representing a command to alter a current movement of the autonomous vehicle having a format acceptable to a vehicle management system configured for controlling movement of the autonomous vehicle; receiving the vehicle guidance signals at the vehicle management system; transmitting control signals from the vehicle management system to the autonomous vehicle which are a function of the received vehicle guidance signals; altering a current movement of the autonomous vehicle in response to receipt of the control signals; determining a current time interval during which the object has obstructed the planned path of the autonomous vehicle; and determining whether the current time interval is greater than a specified threshold or not, wherein, if the current time interval exceeds the specified threshold, then the vehicle guidance signals represent a command to delay or slow down the autonomous vehicle and further comprise routing data for an alternative path of the autonomous vehicle that avoids the object. acquiring path data representing a planned path to be traveled by the autonomous vehicle, wherein the planned path is a fixed path; arranging a multiplicity of cameras with limited fields of view to surveil an area intersected by the entire planned path of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the multiplicity of cameras is integrated such that an object is trackable as the object passes from one field of view to another field of view, wherein the multiplicity of cameras provide image data used for integrating and mapping out a complete path, which represents the entire planned path; acquiring the image data using the cameras while the autonomous vehicle is moving along the planned path in the area; processing the image data to detect a presence of and determine a current position of the object in the area and to integrate and map out the complete path with the object in the planned path; determining whether the object in its current position obstructs the planned path of the autonomous vehicle or not; if the object obstructs the planned path of the autonomous vehicle, generating data representing vehicle guidance information; converting the data into vehicle guidance signals representing a command to alter a current movement of the autonomous vehicle having a format acceptable to a vehicle management system configured for controlling movement of the autonomous vehicle; receiving the vehicle guidance signals at the vehicle management system; transmitting control signals from the vehicle management system to the autonomous vehicle which are a function of the received vehicle guidance signals; altering a current movement of the autonomous vehicle in response to receipt of the control signals; determining a current time interval during which the object has obstructed the planned path of the autonomous vehicle; and determining whether the current time interval is greater than a specified threshold or not, wherein, if the current time interval exceeds the specified threshold, then the vehicle guidance signals represent a command to delay or slow down the autonomous vehicle and further comprise routing data for an alternative path of the autonomous vehicle that avoids the object.