Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Jacob Michael Haspiel

Stuart C Salter

Paul Kenneth Dellock

David Brian Glickman

Joseph I Halaszynski

Robert Walsh

Pietro Buttolo

Annette Lynn Huebner

Jesse R Diephuis

Daveanand M Singh

A vehicle assembly includes a cargo bed having a first and a second sidewall. A rail assembly is disposed on the first sidewall. The rail assembly is movable between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the first sidewall. An actuator system raises and lowers the rail assembly to move the rail assembly between the extended position and the retracted position.

Extendable rail assembly for cargo bed of a vehicle

An example vehicle includes a frame and a body panel attached to the frame and providing an exterior surface of the vehicle. The body panel includes a flexible fabric material. This provides a number of benefits, including providing a resilient, lightweight, and customizable body panel. These and other benefits will be appreciated from the detailed description and drawings.

Vehicle with body panel including flexible fabric

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Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America

Jacob Michael Haspiel