Autonomous vehicle including foldable accelerator pedal device and foldable brake pedal device

A method of assembling an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising:

• providing a foldable accelerator pedal device configured to be folded and a foldable brake pedal device configured to be folded, wherein the foldable accelerator pedal device comprises any one of an organ foldable accelerator pedal device, a pendant foldable accelerator pedal device, and a pressure-operation accelerator pedal device and wherein the foldable brake pedal device comprises any one of an organ foldable brake pedal device, a pendant foldable brake pedal device, and a pressure-operation brake pedal device;
• selecting any one of the organ foldable accelerator pedal device, the pendant foldable accelerator pedal device, and the pressure-operation accelerator pedal device as the foldable accelerator pedal device;
• selecting any one of the organ foldable brake pedal device, the pendant foldable brake pedal device, and the pressure-operation brake pedal device as the foldable brake pedal device;
• and
• mounting the selected the foldable accelerator pedal device and the foldable brake pedal device in a space adjacent a driver's seat of a vehicle body, wherein the vehicle body is configured so as to be able to accommodate any one of the organ foldable accelerator pedal device, the pendant foldable accelerator pedal device, and the pressure-operation accelerator pedal device in combination with any one of the organ foldable brake pedal device, the pendant foldable brake pedal device, and the pressure-operation brake pedal device, wherein each of the foldable accelerator pedal device and the foldable brake pedal device each comprises a pedal housing having a predetermined shape to define an external appearance thereof, and the pedal housing is fixedly installed in the space below the driver's seat, wherein each of the pedal housings comprises a housing hole formed in a rear portion of the pedal housing, the housing hole being oriented toward the driver's seat, and a pedal pad located at the housing hole and having a lower end rotatably hinged to the pedal housing, wherein the pedal pad rotates to seal or protrude from the housing hole depending on a driving mode, and wherein in an autonomous driving mode, the pedal pad rotates to seal the housing hole in a hidden state, and in a manual driving mode, the pedal pad rotates to protrude from the housing hole in a pop-up state.

An autonomous vehicle comprising:

• a driver's seat;
• a foldable accelerator pedal device configured to be folded, wherein the foldable accelerator pedal device comprises an organ foldable accelerator pedal device, a pendant foldable accelerator pedal device, or a pressure-operation accelerator pedal device;
• and
• a foldable brake pedal device configured to be folded, wherein the foldable brake pedal device comprises an organ foldable brake pedal device, a pendant foldable brake pedal device, or a pressure-operation brake pedal device;
• wherein the foldable accelerator pedal device and the foldable brake pedal device are mounted in a space below the driver's seat;
• wherein the space below the driver's seat is configured to accommodate any one of the organ foldable accelerator pedal device, the pendant foldable accelerator pedal device, and the pressure-operation accelerator pedal device in combination with any one of the organ foldable brake pedal device, the pendant foldable brake pedal device, and the pressure-operation brake pedal device;
• wherein each of the foldable accelerator pedal device and the foldable brake pedal device comprises a pedal housing having a predetermined shape to define an external appearance thereof, and the pedal housing is fixedly installed in the space below the driver's seat;
• wherein the pedal housing of the foldable accelerator pedal device and the pedal housing of the foldable brake pedal device are mounted so as to be in surface contact with each other;
• wherein each of the pedal housings comprises a housing hole formed in a rear portion of the pedal housing, the housing hole being oriented toward the driver's seat, and a pedal pad located at the housing hole and having a lower end rotatably hinged to the pedal housing;
• wherein the pedal pad is configured to be rotatable to seal or protrude from the housing hole depending on a driving mode;
• wherein in an autonomous driving mode, the pedal pad is configured to be rotated to seal the housing hole in a hidden state, and in a manual driving mode, the pedal pad is configured to be rotated to protrude from the housing hole to be in a pop-up state;
• wherein the organ foldable accelerator pedal device, the pendant foldable accelerator pedal device, and the pressure-operation accelerator pedal device have the same width in a direction parallel to a front surface of the pedal housing;
• wherein the organ foldable brake pedal device, the pendant foldable brake pedal device, and the pressure-operation brake pedal device have the same width in a direction parallel to the front surface of the pedal housing;
• wherein the foldable accelerator pedal device, the foldable brake pedal device, and the space below the driver's seat are configured to accommodate any one of the organ foldable accelerator pedal device, the pendant foldable accelerator pedal device, and the pressure-operation accelerator pedal device and any one of the organ foldable brake pedal device, the pendant foldable brake pedal device, and the pressure-operation brake pedal device;
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• wherein the foldable accelerator pedal device and the foldable brake pedal device are mounted in the space below the driver's seat such that a top surface of the foldable accelerator pedal device and a top surface of the foldable brake pedal device match each other without a height difference therebetween.