Which offense involves unlawfully taking another's vehicle with intent to deprive the owner?

The offense that involves unlawfully taking another person's vehicle with the intent to deprive the owner is carjacking. This crime specifically entails not just the theft of a vehicle, but typically involves force or the threat of force to take the vehicle from its owner or driver. Carjacking is characterized by the immediate and often aggressive manner in which the vehicle is taken, distinguishing it from other forms of vehicle theft.

While theft may refer to taking someone else's property with the intent to permanently deprive the owner, it lacks the element of force or intimidation that is present in carjacking. Robbery also involves taking property from a person but usually applies to any property, not specifically vehicles, and it encompasses the use of threat or force. Kidnapping involves unlawfully taking and carrying away a person, not a vehicle, further differentiating it from the crime in question.