Vehicle ingress-egress support

A passenger assistance system for a vehicle, comprising:

• a first platform movable between a horizontal position beneath a bottom of a vehicle doorway and a stowed position parallel to a vehicle door;
• a seat rotatable to face the vehicle doorway in an ingress or egress mode;
• and
• a robotic arm configured to extend along an ingress or egress path through the vehicle doorway in the ingress or egress mode and move in a direction of travel of a passenger,
• wherein the first platform includes a sensor that detects a weight of a passenger, wherein the robotic arm is configured to respond to the sensor detecting the weight of the passenger.

A method of assisting a passenger to enter or exit a vehicle, comprising:

• moving a first platform from a stowed position parallel to a vehicle door to a horizontal position beneath a bottom of a vehicle doorway;
• rotating a seat to face the vehicle doorway;
• and
• extending a robotic arm along an ingress or egress path through the vehicle doorway in an ingress or egress mode and
• moving the robotic arm in a direction of travel of a passenger, wherein the first platform includes a sensor that detects a weight of a passenger, further comprising adjusting a height of the robotic arm in response to the sensor detecting the weight of the passenger.