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Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Peter Ratz

Fernando Pardo

Wolfram Luchner

Anders Warming

Christopher Edward Bangle

John William Krieger

Bernd Nurtsch

Werner Haumayr

Andreas Von Schuttenbach

Detlef Helm

Eric Veit

Juergen Ringer

Klaudia Kruse

Michael Vincent Scully

Helmut Pulz

Alfred Neureiter

Silke Schroeder

Martin Meusel

Mario Greco

Edwin Pistorius

Hans Fuchs

Christine Schwarz

Raphael Von Schuttenbach

Bjoern Koop

Verena Weiss

Daniel Schaefer

Reinhard Mehn

Christian Bischoff

Sven Lancier

A vehicle in one embodiment includes a driver module which can include a driver seat and a driver control assembly both of which are movably coupled to a chassis of the vehicle to allow the driver module to move between a center position and at least one of a left position and a right position along a first row in the interior of the vehicle. In one embodiment, the driver control assembly includes a steering wheel, a brake pedal, and an accelerator pedal. In one embodiment, a driver can drive the vehicle in any one of these positions. In one embodiment, the vehicle further includes a first rear seat and a second rear seat coupled to the chassis in a second row in the interior of the vehicle. In one embodiment, passengers in the rear seats can extend their legs into the first row when the driver seat is in the center position. In one embodiment, the driver seat and the driver control assembly are movable laterally along a set of rails coupled to the chassis of the vehicle. Other embodiments are also described.

Sliding center module system for vehicle

An at least partially moveable motor-vehicle outer skin is already known per se. An actuator formed of a polymer and/or ion-exchanging and/or other material exhibiting various conformations is provided so that the outer skin can be moved. This material is moveable as a result of physical or chemical effects. The novel outer skin of a motor vehicle requires no expensive tools for the production thereof. The flat section of the outer skin of the bodywork of a motor vehicle is made of a flexible material. A flexible material such as material for convertible top covers is easily moveable yet the surface thereof cannot be increased. This material is tensed at least over one part of the rib of the motor vehicle, e.g. over a space frame. At least one mechanically moveable adjusting element is provided beneath or on top of the edge of the section enabling the outer skin to be deformed. The adjusting element is normally connected to the rib of the motor vehicle.

Flat section of the outer skin of the bodywork of a motor vehicle

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Herrsching, Germany

Peter Ratz