Jeep Wagoneer for 1966: Vigilante V-8 or High-Torque Six?

"Only the new Jeep Wagoneer offers all of today's Turnpike features plus the gripping power and safety of 4-Wheel Drive." Jeep really plays up the whole storming the beaches of Normandy association in this clip. We get that. But why is it autonomous? And is it true that the little kid in the video is a young Jon Stainbrook?