A vehicle and a method for determining a vehicle's occupancy. A vehicle, comprising a passenger occupancy element for accommodating an occupant of the vehicle, the passenger occupancy element comprises at least one load determining element, wherein the load determining element is arranged to determine a weight or a weight distribution imposed by at least one occupant of the vehicle arranged on the passenger occupancy element, wherein the vehicle is adapted to determine a current occupancy situation of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle, dependent on the determined the weight or weight distribution, operate in one of at least two different modes, a first mode of operation when determined occupancy is equal to or below an occupancy threshold, and a second mode of operation when determined occupancy is exceeding the occupancy threshold, wherein an exceptional mode of operation, i.e. the second mode, is a mode of operation with reduced functionality.


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    Title :

    VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING VEHICLE OCCUPANCY


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    Publication date :

    2025-05-29


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B62J Fahrrad- oder Motorradsättel oder -sitze , CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / B62L BRAKES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES , Bremsen, besonders für Fahrräder oder Motorräder ausgebildet / G07C TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS , Zeit- oder Anwesenheitskontrollgeräte



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