Vehicle and vehicle step apparatus with multiple drive motors

A method for operating a motorized vehicle step, comprising:

• driving, by a first motor assembly, a first step bracket to move a step, coupled to the first step bracket, between a first extended position and a first retracted position;
• driving, by a second motor assembly, a second step bracket to move a step, coupled to the second step bracket, between a second extended position and a second retracted position, wherein the second extended position is aligned with the first extended position, and wherein the second retracted position is aligned with the first retracted position;
• and
• retaining, by the first motor assembly and the second motor assembly, the first step bracket and the second step bracket in the first retracted position and the second retracted position, respectively, by a reverse self-locking effect of the first motor assembly and the second motor assembly, respectively,
• wherein the driving the first step bracket by the first motor assembly and the driving the second step bracket by the second motor assembly, respectively, is performed in unison and with synchronized motion as the step extends and retracts, comprising:
• driving the first step bracket, by the first motor assembly, at a first rotational speed that is related to a load applied on the step;
• and
• driving the second step bracket, by the second motor assembly, at a second rotational speed that is related to the load applied on the step,
• wherein the first motor assembly and the second motor assembly decrease the first rotational speed and the second rotational speed, respectively, based on an increasing load applied to the step, and
• wherein the first motor assembly and the second motor assembly increase the first rotational speed and the second rotational speed, respectively, based on a decreasing load applied to the step, such that the first motor and second motor are able to cause the step to extend and retract between an extended position and a retracted position with the synchronized motion.