Control interface for autonomy

An autonomous lawn mower comprising:

• a mower body having a cutting deck with a rotatable cutting blade;
• one or more traction motors connected to the mower body to move the mower body;
• and
• a controller coupled to the one or more traction motors, wherein the controller is configured to:
• determine whether an operator is present on the mower;
• generate a command signal for driving the one or more traction motors to move the mower, wherein the command signal is limited to a safety limit based on determining that an operator is present on the mower, and wherein the command signal is not limited based on determining that an operator is not present on the mower;
• driving the one or more traction motors and/or one or more blade motors using the command signal;
• based on the presence of the operator, adjusting a blade height adjustment mechanism using the command signal;
• and
• automatically determining the safety limit based on the presence of the operator on the mower,
• wherein the safety limit comprises:
• a maximum safe torque output limit of the one or more traction motors for safely operating the mower with the operator present, and a maximum safe speed output limit of the one or more traction motors for safely operating the mower with the operator present.