US 12,214,698 B2
Automated vehicle seats
Christopher Matthew D'Eramo, Bethel Park, PA (US); Nicolas Bryan Chan, Detroit, MI (US); and Janna Urbanski, Dearborn, MI (US)
Assigned to AURORA OPERATIONS, INC., Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed by Aurora Operations, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed on Mar. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/192,348.
Application 18/192,348 is a continuation of application No. 17/843,229, filed on Jun. 17, 2022, granted, now 11,642,985.
Application 17/843,229 is a continuation of application No. 16/171,827, filed on Oct. 26, 2018, granted, now 11,376,992, issued on Jul. 5, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/748,846, filed on Oct. 22, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/716,057, filed on Aug. 8, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0256869 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60N 2/01 (2006.01); A47C 3/04 (2006.01); B60N 2/00 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/06 (2006.01); B60N 2/14 (2006.01); B60N 3/00 (2006.01); B60N 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/01 (2013.01) [A47C 3/04 (2013.01); B60N 2/002 (2013.01); B60N 2/0248 (2013.01); B60N 2/0252 (2013.01); B60N 2/06 (2013.01); B60N 2/14 (2013.01); B60N 3/001 (2013.01); B60N 2/0256 (2023.08); B60N 2/0268 (2023.08)] 20 Claims
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1. A vehicle comprising:
a plurality of seats; and
a vehicle computing system configured to:
receive, from a remote computing device, occupancy data indicative of a desired layout for the plurality of seats within the vehicle;
determine a seat configuration for the plurality of seats based on the occupancy data, wherein the seat configuration is associated with an orientation of a seat of the plurality of seats;
determine an order in which one or more passengers will enter or exit the vehicle; and
adjust, based on the order, the seat of the plurality of seats within the vehicle, wherein adjusting a seat of the plurality of seats is indicative of reconfiguring an interior of the vehicle based on the occupancy data.