The invention relates to an intelligent networking electric sightseeing vehicle and a control method. According to the technical scheme, the intelligent networking electric sightseeing vehicle comprises a sightseeing vehicle module and an intelligent tour guide module; the sightseeing vehicle module comprises a camera, radar, a vehicle motion controller, a vehicle-mounted GPS, a drive motor, a brake motor, non-pneumatic tires and the like, and intelligent traveling is achieved through an environmental perception algorithm, an intelligent decision algorithm, a vehicle motion control algorithm and the motion execution techniques of four-wheel drive, four-wheel steering and four-wheel braking; the intelligent tour guide module comprises an intelligent tour guide controller, a passenger interactive interface, an RFID reader and the like, and the passenger interactive interface obtains the passenger personalized choice; and the vehicle is used for tourist scenic area sightseeing and the like. The intelligent networking electric sightseeing vehicle has the beneficial effects of being intelligent, safe, capable of saving energy, environment-friendly and the like, the sightseeing vehicle travels intelligently along a tour route set by a passenger without a human driver, people-oriented intelligent tour guide services as required are provided on the basis of the passenger personalized choice, and two-way communication between the vehicle and a passenger management center is enhanced.