Short description: A guideline on the topic of autonomy in mobile robots was recently published in the VDI. This creates a comprehensible basis for the buzzword autonomy in the world of AGV/AMR, on the basis of which vehicles can be evaluated with regard to autonomy. In addition, it will be shown that it is important to match the degree of autonomy of a solution with the requirements of the use case. In the panel discussion, the basic ideas of the guide will be explained; there will also be a critical examination of the autonomy functions. Security aspects play an important role in this.