A golf cart system for enabling a golf cart to autonomously operate includes a cart main body, a control module, a server, and a terminal. More specifically, when the terminal deviates from its original location where transmission and reception to and from a golf cart are performed or the terminal deviates from a driving restricted area or driving area within a driving area set in the golf cart, the golf cart is automatically stopped. When the terminal enters the driving area again, an accurate location of the terminal is confirmed using a distance value having a minimized error range using a trilateration algorithm, and the golf cart can move rapidly.

A method for using an autonomous vehicle as a caddie and cart. The method includes selecting caddie mode from a group including a caddie mode and a cart mode, selecting a mode in the caddie mode from a group including a caddie advice mode, a swing detection mode, and a golf ball detection mode. In another embodiment, the method includes selecting the cart mode and selecting a mode in the cart mode from a group including a follow golfer mode, a ride mode, and a golf ball mode. The autonomous vehicle includes a vehicle frame and a body, a vehicle propulsion unit, a plurality of wheels driven by the vehicle propulsion unit, a controller for selecting a mode of operation, a display for communicating data to the golfer, a camera for supplying data to the controller, and a GPS apparatus for determining a position of the autonomous vehicle.

A method for using an autonomous vehicle as a caddie and cart. The method includes selecting caddie mode from a group including a caddie mode and a cart mode, selecting a mode in the caddie mode from a group including a caddie advice mode, a swing detection mode, and a golf ball detection mode. In another embodiment, the method includes selecting the cart mode and selecting a mode in the cart mode from a group including a follow golfer mode, a ride mode, and a golf ball mode. The autonomous vehicle includes a vehicle frame and a body, a vehicle propulsion unit, a plurality of wheels driven by the vehicle propulsion unit, a controller for selecting a mode of operation, a display for communicating data to the golfer, a camera for supplying data to the controller, and a GPS apparatus for determining a position of the autonomous vehicle.

Disclosed herein is a golf cart system enabling a golf cart to autonomously operate and a method of controlling a golf cart using the system. More specifically, when a terminal 400 deviated from its original location where transmission and reception to and from a golf cart are performed or the terminal 400 deviates from a driving restricted area or driving area within a driving area set in the golf cart, the golf cart is automatically stopped. When the terminal 400 enters the driving area again, an accurate location of the terminal 400 is confirmed using a distance value having a minimized error range using a trilateration algorithm, and the golf cart can move rapidly.