A driverless vehicle operating system for controlling operation of a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission includes a shift control mechanism controlling operation of a shift lever for the manual transmission, a clutch control mechanism controlling operation of a clutch, which operationally connects the manual transmission and an engine of the vehicle, and an accelerator pedal control mechanism controlling operation of an accelerator pedal of the vehicle. The system also includes an operator input device, an engine speed sensor, and a vehicle speed sensor. An electronic control unit receives input from the shift control mechanism, the clutch control mechanism, the accelerator pedal control mechanism, the operator input device, the engine speed sensor and the vehicle speed sensor, and controls the shift control mechanism, the clutch control mechanism, and the accelerator pedal control mechanism based on the received input. The shift control mechanism includes a first pair of parallel shift rails disposed on either side of a shift lever for the manual transmission, and a second pair of parallel shift rails disposed on either side of the shift lever. The second pair of parallel shift rails are perpendicular to the first pair of parallel shift rails. A first rotary shaft operationally is connected to the first pair of parallel shift rails, and a second rotary shaft operationally is connected to the second pair of parallel shift rails. A first motor rotates the first rotary shaft, and a second motor rotates the second rotary shaft.