Autonomous vehicles and methods of using same

A system for providing haptic feedback on a surface of an internal vehicle component, the system comprising:

• a carrier plate having at least two distinct printed circuit boards, wherein each printed circuit board has at least one sensor;
• the surface of the internal vehicle component configured to receive input from a user, wherein the surface comprises an overlay layer having at least one marking for allowing a user to press the surface at the at least one marking, and wherein the at least one marking is positioned vertically above the at least one sensor;
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• a single compressible layer disposed between each of the at least two printed circuit boards and the overlay layer, wherein the single compressible layer is configured to compress and transmit the user input to the at least one sensor, wherein the single compressible layer is divided into a compressed region and a non-compressed region upon receipt of the input from the user;
• wherein each of the at least two printed circuit boards is connected to an actuator for providing haptic feedback on receipt of the user input by the at least one sensor, wherein each actuator is configured to provide independent feedback to the user;
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• wherein the single compressible layer is configured to transmit the haptic feedback to the surface via the compressed region of the single compressible layer and absorb the haptic feedback in the non-compressed region of the single compressible layer, wherein the haptic feedback is localized to a portion of the surface vertically aligned with the compressed region and is dampened in the non-compressed region.