Vehicle control system

A system comprising:

• one or more processors configured to determine that a vehicle moving in a manned operative state is approaching a defined zone, the vehicle controlled based at least in part on manual input received from an operator onboard the vehicle while in the manned operative state, the one or more processors configured to switch the vehicle from the manned operative state to an unmanned operative state responsive to the vehicle approaching or entering the defined zone and the operator disembarking from the vehicle, the one or more processors also configured to control movement of the vehicle in the manned operative state of the vehicle during travel of the vehicle inside the defined zone, the one or more processors configured to autonomously or remotely control the vehicle while the vehicle is in the unmanned operative state.