Modular automated vehicle featuring a rolling chassis , having a drive-by-wire module and a transport drive management module , each integrated into the chassis , a body mounted to and comprising sensors, controls, indicators, signaling equipment, and members connecting the chassis , and a data bus interfacing the chassis , modules , and body , characterized in that the drive-by-wire module and transport drive management module each have an internal power supply, the chassis , drive-by-wire module , and body have a further electrical interface, the chassis is adapted to exert mechanical forces and convert electrical signals received from the drive-by-wire module , mount the body by means of the connecting members, and furnish the transport drive management module with status information, the drive-by-wire module comprises actuators mechanically integrated into the chassis and is adapted to, under control by the transport drive management module via the data bus, control, such as by braking, steering, suspending, or propelling, the chassis via the actuators, forces, and electrical signals, actuate the connecting members, and control signaling within the chassis , and the transport drive management module is adapted to acquire external information, such as about a type of the body , acquire internal information, such as about a driving condition, operating status, energy supply, or occupants of the vehicle , acquire a driving task, compute a trajectory fulfilling the driving task, manage the controls, indicators, and signaling equipment, control, via the data bus, the drive-by-wire module , such that the vehicle is guided along the trajectory, and the body , more particularly the controls, indicators, doors, hatches, and air conditioning, and report the status internally and externally of the vehicle . a drive-by-wire module and a transport drive management module , each integrated into the chassis , a body mounted to and comprising sensors, controls, indicators, signaling equipment, and members connecting the chassis , and a data bus interfacing the chassis , modules , and body , characterized in that the drive-by-wire module and transport drive management module each have an internal power supply, the chassis , drive-by-wire module , and body have a further electrical interface, the chassis is adapted to exert mechanical forces and convert electrical signals received from the drive-by-wire module , mount the body by means of the connecting members, and furnish the transport drive management module with status information, the drive-by-wire module comprises actuators mechanically integrated into the chassis and is adapted to, under control by the transport drive management module via the data bus, control, such as by braking, steering, suspending, or propelling, the chassis via the actuators, forces, and electrical signals, actuate the connecting members, and control signaling within the chassis , and the transport drive management module is adapted to acquire external information, such as about a type of the body , acquire internal information, such as about a driving condition, operating status, energy supply, or occupants of the vehicle , acquire a driving task, compute a trajectory fulfilling the driving task, manage the controls, indicators, and signaling equipment, control, via the data bus, the drive-by-wire module , such that the vehicle is guided along the trajectory, and the body , more particularly the controls, indicators, doors, hatches, and air conditioning, and report the status internally and externally of the vehicle . <EOS>