A vehicle includes a controller programmed to identify a seating position in the vehicle corresponding to each of a plurality of nomadic devices in communication with the vehicle. The controller is configured to receive at least one seating profile from each of the nomadic devices and adjust seating parameters for each of the seating positions according to the seating profile received from the corresponding nomadic device.

A feedback system is provided for use with an electric vehicle's accelerator pedal, where the pedal is adjustable between a fully depressed position and a fully released position, and where a neutral pedal position is located between the fully depressed and fully released positions. When the pedal is located at the neutral position, the vehicle power train does not apply any torque; when the pedal is located between the neutral position and the fully depressed position, the vehicle power train applies a driving torque; and when the pedal is located between the neutral position and the fully released position, the vehicle power train applies a braking torque. The feedback system automatically sets the fully released position for the accelerator pedal based on the available regenerative braking torque.

Apparatus for a vehicle is provided such that the throttle pedal can act as a virtual footrest. The apparatus comprises a pedal adapted to be depressed by a driver and a restriction mechanism adapted to restrict the displacement of the pedal. The apparatus also comprises a visual sign which enters a first illuminated state in response to activation of the footrest mode. The visual sign remains in the first illuminated state whilst the restriction mechanism retains the pedal in the footrest position, and is extinguished when footrest mode or cruise control is cancelled. The visual sign enters a second illuminated state when the pedal is subjected to a force greater than a first threshold value, so as to push the pedal past through the footrest position whilst in the footrest mode.

A user interface for a snow groomer or other tracked vehicle, such as tracked carrier to carry and enable use of work equipment on various terrains, is provided. The user interface may have an input device, an output device and a controller. The controller is configured to receive from the input device an indication of a desired snow grooming distance, and the controller is further configured to measure a distance traveled by the snow groomer, and to cause the output device to convey a remaining distance to be traveled by the snow groomer, the remaining distance being the difference between the desired snow grooming distance and the distance traveled by the snow groomer.

A vehicle pedal device includes a housing installed on a floor portion of a vehicle, a support provided behind the housing in a vehicle front-rear direction, and provided for a lower portion of the housing, and a pedal pad disposed while being inclined such that the pedal pad extends in a direction from the support to a position above the housing with a lower end portion of the pedal pad being rotatably supported by the support. The diameter of the largest virtual circle accommodated in a space defined by the pedal pad in a state of being maximally stepped on, the housing, and the support is larger than the diameter of the smallest virtual circle being in contact with the pedal pad in a state of being not stepped on and the housing as seen in a direction toward the pedal pad from a lateral side.

This application discusses various ways to adjust the performance of a variable input control in accordance with previous use data. In some embodiments, the previous use data can be associated with particular users of the variable input control. In this way, a response provided by the user input control can be adjusted to accommodate particular patterns of use on a user by user basis. In some embodiments, the variable input control can take the form of an accelerator pedal of a vehicle. Performance of the accelerator pedal can be adjusted by changing an amount of engine power provided for a particular accelerator pedal position. The adjustment can arrange commonly utilized power settings in the middle of the accelerator pedal range of motion to make manipulation of the accelerator pedal more comfortable and convenient for each user of the accelerator pedal.

An accelerator device includes: a support portion that is installable to a vehicle body; a shaft that is rotatably supported by the support portion; an operable portion that is rotatable integrally with the shaft and is depressible by a driver; an installation blocking portion that is formed in the support portion; and a full opening stopper that limits rotation of the operable portion in an accelerator opening direction when the full opening stopper contacts the operable portion. The installation blocking portion includes a space that opens toward the operable portion. A rib is formed in the space and joins between a top side inner wall and a bottom side inner wall of the space.

The accelerator pedal device includes a first reaction force applying unit that applies a normal reaction force to the accelerator pedal in a direction opposite to the step-on direction during manual driving, and a second reaction force applying unit that applies an additional reaction force to the accelerator pedal in the direction opposite to the step-on direction during automatic driving. Upon starting of automatic driving, the accelerator pedal is swung and moved by the additional reaction force of the second reaction force applying unit in the direction opposite to the step-on direction beyond a reference position (P0), at which the accelerator pedal is not being stepped on, so as to reach a first or second swing position and kept at the position to serve as a footrest which cannot be further pressed downward unless a tread force equal to or greater than the additional reaction force is applied thereon.

A vehicle comprising a body, a seat assembly comprising, in turn, a seat for a driver, and a guide coupled to the body and to the seat assembly so as to constrain the seat assembly relative to the body allowing for a translation movement of the seat assembly along a moving direction, characterized in that the moving direction is lateral relative to a driving direction of the vehicle.

Provided is a vehicular accelerator pedal device equipped with an accelerator pedal that serves as a footrest during automatic driving, to enable switching to manual driving without causing a feeling of strangeness for a driver upon releasing of the automatic driving. The accelerator pedal device includes an accelerator pedal actuator that moves the accelerator pedal to a desired operation position, and an accelerator pedal operation amount sensor that detects an operation amount of the accelerator pedal. Upon releasing the automatic driving with step-on operation of the accelerator pedal, an accelerator pedal control unit obtains a step-on position of the accelerator pedal from the accelerator pedal operation amount sensor, calculates an operation position of the accelerator pedal corresponding to a throttle opening just before switching to the manual driving, and causes the accelerator pedal to be moved to the operation position by the accelerator pedal actuator.