A controller for controlling a haptic feedback actuator of a vehicle, the controller comprising: at least one input for receiving: vehicle parameter information comprising information indicative of a current position of at least a portion of a seat of the vehicle; and information indicating that it is required to provide haptic feedback, a processor being arranged, in response to receipt of information indicating that haptic feedback is required, to generate a control signal for controlling operation of the haptic feedback actuator, the control signal being responsive at least in part to the vehicle parameter information; and an output for outputting the control signal.

An example embodiment of a system and methods for detecting and reporting whether passengers are seated and secured in their seats within a vehicle may include a passenger sensor configured to provide an output indicative of a presence of a passenger in a seat in a vehicle, a restraint sensor configured to provide an output indicative of a status of a passenger safety restraint associated with the seat, a transmitter configured to be in electronic communication with the passenger sensor and the restraint sensor and to wirelessly transmit data indicative of the presence of a passenger in the seat and the status of the restrain, and a reporting module configured to be disposed proximate a driver of the vehicle. The reporting module may be configured to receive the data from the transmitter, and output a respective status for each of a plurality of seats.

Devices and methods for a vehicle are provided in this disclosure. A device for controlling an active seat of a vehicle may include a processor and a memory. The memory may be configured to store a transfer function. The processor may be configured to predict an acceleration of the active seat of the vehicle based on a first sensor data and the transfer function. The first sensor data may include information indicating an acceleration of a vibration source for the vehicle. The processor may be further configured to generate a control signal to control a movement of the active seat at a first instance of time based on the predicted acceleration. Furthermore, the processor may be configured to adjust the transfer function based on a second sensor data including information indicating a detected acceleration of the active seat at the first instance of time.

A method for controlling two or more comfort functions of a vehicle uses a controller, wherein a first comfort function is provided by a pneumatic massage system of a vehicle seat including one or more air cushions and an air supply system for individual air impingement of the one or more air cushions, and wherein a second comfort function is provided by an electromechanical vibration system of the vehicle seat independent from the pneumatic massage system and including one or more individually controllable electromechanical vibration devices. The method includes: analyzing a provided audio or video file taking the provided comfort functions into account; orchestrating the audio or video file by generating individual control signals for each comfort function the audio or video file after the analyzing; and synchronized transmitting the individual control signals to the corresponding comfort functions, whereby each comfort function is controlled by an individually assigned one of the individual control signals.