A vehicle (100) with a passenger compartment 105 and a bench seat 110 located in the passenger compartment 105. The bench seat 110 has a bottom portion (170) and a back portion (165) and is configured to move from a front-facing position to a rear-facing position by moving the back portion (165) toward a front of the passenger compartment 105 for when the vehicle (100) is operating in an autonomous mode. The movement of the seat 110 may involve sliding or pivoting of the back portion (165), or the rotation of the entire seat about a vertical axis. Actuation may be with the use of electric motors.


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    Title :

    Autonomous vehicle with reconfigurable seats


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    Publication date :

    2015-08-05


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60N SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES , Sitze besonders für Fahrzeuge ausgebildet



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