Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are in-plant, floor-based conveyor systems with automatically controlled vehicles (AGVs) whose primary task is to transport materials, but not people. They are used inside and outside production buildings and essentially consist of
one or more driverless transport vehicles,
a control system,
equipment for determining location and recording the situation,
data transmission equipment, and
infrastructure and peripheral equipment.
(Source: VDI-Richtlinie VDI 2510 „Fahrerlose Transportsysteme“; Beuth-Verlag, Berlin, S. 6 f.)