Autonomous activation of outdoor power equipment

A riding lawn care vehicle comprising:

• an engine to selectively power the riding lawn care vehicle;
• a power supply to provide electrical power to the riding lawn care vehicle;
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• an autonomous control module comprising:
• a vehicle interface defining a physical and electrical connection to the riding lawn care vehicle to enable the autonomous control module to alternately be installed at or removed from the riding lawn care vehicle to transition a mode controller of the riding lawn care vehicle between a manual operation mode when the autonomous control module is installed at the riding lawn care vehicle and an autonomous operation mode when the autonomous control module is removed from the riding lawn care vehicle;
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• a shutdown controller configured to enable a remote shutdown of the engine of the riding lawn care vehicle when actuated by an operator while the riding lawn care vehicle is in the autonomous operation mode.