AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

A server for providing a ride sharing service for an autonomous driving vehicle, includes a memory configured to store vehicle information and passenger information; and a controller configured to receive a signal from a first application installed in a first external device associated with a first user for indicating that the autonomous driving vehicle is available for providing a ride sharing service, the first user being associated with an ownership of the autonomous driving vehicle; receive a ride sharing request from a second application installed in a second external device associated with a second user, the ride sharing request including a first destination location and a second destination location, the first destination location corresponding to a location of the second external terminal or a pick-up location set by the ride sharing request, and the second destination corresponding to a drop-off point; search a plurality of autonomous driving vehicles for availability to service the ride sharing request and identify candidate vehicles from among the plurality of autonomous driving vehicles that are available to service the ride sharing request based on a condition, the candidate vehicles including the autonomous driving vehicle; and transmit a control signal to the autonomous driving vehicle to initiate autonomous driving of the autonomous driving vehicle to the first destination for transporting a passenger to the second destination.