Motor vehicle

A vehicle operable in a manual driving mode and in an automatic driving mode, the vehicle comprising:

• a dashboard;
• a steering column that is retractable into and extendable out of the dashboard, the steering column having a steering shaft that is retractable and extendable relative to the steering column;
• a steering wheel on an end of the steering shaft;
• a steering column module arranged on the steering column between the steering wheel and the dashboard, the steering column module having a screen positioned behind the steering wheel;
• wherein, in the manual driving mode, the steering column is extended out of the dashboard to position the steering wheel and the steering column module away from the dashboard;
• and
• wherein, in the automatic driving mode, the steering column is retracted into the dashboard to position the steering column module against the dashboard and the steering shaft is retracted relative to the steering column to position the steering wheel adjacent the dashboard with the screen resting against the steering wheel.

An operating arrangement for a vehicle operable in a manual driving mode and in an automatic driving mode, the operating arrangement comprising:

• a steering column that is retractable into and extendable out of a dashboard;
• a steering shaft that is retractable and extendable relative to the steering column, the steering shaft having an end extending out of the steering column;
• a steering wheel connected to the end of the steering shaft;
• a steering column module mounted on the steering column between the steering wheel and the dashboard, the steering column module having a screen positioned behind the steering wheel;
• wherein, in the manual driving mode, (i) the steering column is extended out of the dashboard to position the steering wheel and the steering column module away from the dashboard and (ii) the steering shaft is extended relative to the steering column such that the steering wheel is spaced apart from the steering column module at a given distance;
• and
• wherein, in the automatic driving mode, (i) the steering column is retracted into the dashboard to position the steering column module against the dashboard and (ii) the steering shaft is retracted relative to the steering column such that the steering wheel is positioned against the steering column module with the screen resting against the steering wheel.