CPC B62D 9/02 (2013.01) [B62D 1/183 (2013.01); B62D 6/00 (2013.01); B62D 9/04 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A convertible, tilting vehicle, comprising:
a pair of front wheels coupled to a tiltable chassis, wherein the front wheels and the chassis are configured to tilt in unison with respect to a roll axis of the chassis;
a steering actuator configured to selectively steer the front wheels;
a single rear wheel coupled to the chassis;
a motor configured to drive the rear wheel to propel the vehicle;
a rider support platform; and
a tilt-lock mechanism configured to limit tilting of the chassis;
wherein the vehicle is configured to be transitionable between (a) a manned mode, in which the tilt-lock mechanism is disengaged and the rider support platform is configured to steer the vehicle in response to rider input, and (b) an autonomous mode, in which the tilt-lock mechanism is engaged, the rider support platform is displaced into a rider-unusable position, and an electronic controller of the vehicle is configured to steer the vehicle autonomously.
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