Ford Motor Co. received a U.S. patent on its plans for an “autonomous vehicle with reconfigurable seats” earlier this month.
The seats can swivel and fold all while the vehicle is in motion, and the steering wheel can even retract into the dashboard to create more space in the vehicle cabin.
Among the available configurations is a rolling living room format, in which the front seats can rotate backwards 180 degrees to face the back row.
The front seats can also be folded down and used as a footrest for backseat passengers.
This reconfigurable seating is similar to the interior design of Mercedes-Benz’s futuristic autonomous concept unveiled earlier this year at the International CES in Las Vegas.
