Nio Usa, Inc.

Nio Technology (anhui) Co., Ltd.

Martin J McKeefery

Aaron R Bailey

Sai Maharaja Swamidason

Shane L Kenyon

Ryan T Mackintosh

Jorge A Marquez Sanchez

A steering apparatus for a vehicle that utilizes steer-by-wire controls and may selectively be operated in an autonomous mode comprises a body mounted sliding steering column. The body mounted sliding steering column includes an arm that slides between a stowed position and a use position on at least one rail attached to a frame of the vehicle. The arm supports a steering column that may also be adjustable between a retracted position and an extended position. The arm also houses a force feedback motor in force-transmitting communication with the steering column.

Body mounted sliding steering column with offset feedback actuator

A pedal assembly for use in a motorized vehicle comprises a horizontal member, a pedal connected to the horizontal member at a first position, and a spring having a first end and a second end. The spring is connected at the first end to the pedal, and is connected at the second end to the horizontal member at a second position. Depressing the pedal within a first range of angles causes the spring to exert a reactive force within a first range of values increasing at a rate having a first maximum slope. Depressing the pedal within a second range of angles causes the spring to exert a reactive force within a second range of values increasing at a rate having a second maximum slope.

Pedal assembly for a motor vehicle

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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Martin J McKeefery