A method for operating a self-driving motor vehicle includes changing from a self-driving mode into a manual-driving mode, monitoring a footwell of the motor vehicle with a gesture recognition device, and checking whether at least one specified gesture is present.

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 tower 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 b 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.

An electronic pedal apparatus is configured so that a driver may operate a pedal 200 with a small effort, the electronic pedal apparatus may operate by fine displacement during the operation of the pedals, the pedals apparatus may allow the driver to clearly recognize an operating situation of the pedals by use of a magnetic force (repulsive force) having a quadratic function graph, and a compact mechanism having a foldable function may be implemented by use of an electromagnet that changes in polarity.

A pedal apparatus for a vehicle, may include a brake pedal assembly, an accelerator pedal assembly, and a footrest panel are assembled to one another to form a single module component, and the completely assembled module component is supplied to an assembling line for a vehicle and assembled to a dash panel which is a vehicle body.

A pedal-application-error accident preventing device to be applied to a vehicle includes a steering-wheel-position changing mechanism, a steering-wheel-position adjuster, and an accelerator-pedal-position adjuster. The steering-wheel-position changing mechanism is configured to displace a steering wheel of the vehicle in a vehicle forward-rearward direction. The steering-wheel-position adjuster is configured to displace the steering wheel in accordance with an operation amount of an accelerator pedal of the vehicle such that the steering wheel is positioned further toward a vehicle rearward side as the operation amount of the accelerator pedal operated by a driver who drives the vehicle increases. The accelerator-pedal-position adjuster is configured to displace the accelerator pedal in a direction such that the operation amount of the accelerator pedal returns to zero in a case where the steering wheel is pushed back forward in a state in which the steering wheel is displaced toward the vehicle rearward side.

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.

There is a vehicle operation system (300) which includes a driving operating elements (302) that receive an operation of a driver for acceleration and deceleration or steering of a vehicle, and a control unit (301) that controls holding mechanisms (303) such that the driving operating elements are stored with a change in state of the holding mechanisms on the basis of an execution state of automated driving executed in a vehicle.

A work vehicle including a floor (108), a forward pedal arm (41), a reverse pedal arm (51), a forward rotation shaft (42), and a reverse rotation shaft (52). The floor has a first insertion hole (108a) and a second insertion hole (108b). The forward pedal arm is placed in the first insertion hole and provided with a forward pedal (15). The reverse pedal arm is placed in the second insertion hole and provided with a reverse pedal (16). The forward rotation shaft serves as a rotation shaft of the forward pedal arm, and is oriented so that an outer end thereof is directed toward the rear of a vehicle body of the work vehicle. The reverse rotation shaft serves as a rotation shaft of the reverse pedal arm, and is oriented so that an outer end thereof is directed toward the rear of the vehicle body.

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for optimized driver seat and pedal positioning using ulna length. An example method may include determining, at a first time and using a sensor of a vehicle, an ulna length of a vehicle user. The example method may also include automatically adjusting a seating position of the vehicle user to a first seating position based on the ulna length of the vehicle user.

A vehicle pedal for a motor vehicle that includes a base plate, which may be attached to the body of the motor vehicle, a pedal plate, which is configured to absorb a mechanical force from a driver and which is pivotable relative to the base plate, and at least one hinge via which the base plate and the pedal plate are coupled with each other in a pivoting manner. The vehicle pedal also includes a spring unit, which is coupled with the pedal plate and extends in parallel or essentially in parallel to the pedal plate, and a lever unit, which is coupled with the spring unit and includes a lever arm and a sensor. The mechanical force may be transferred to the sensor of the lever unit via the spring unit and the lever arm of the lever unit. The sensor converts the mechanical force into electrical force.