Systems and methods for providing a user control of an autonomous vehicle to enable the user to assist the autonomous vehicle. In one example embodiment, a computer implemented method includes identifying, by a computing system comprising one or more computing devices, an occurrence of an event associated with an autonomous vehicle. The event can hinder an ability of the autonomous vehicle to operate in an autonomous operating mode. In response to the occurrence of the event associated with the autonomous vehicle, the method includes determining, by the computing system, a user to operate the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on a profile associated with the user. The method includes providing, by the computing system, one or more control signals to cause the autonomous vehicle to enter into an operating mode that allows the user to operate the autonomous vehicle.