Vehicle and method for determining vehicle occupancy

A vehicle, comprising:

• a passenger occupancy element for accommodating an occupant of the vehicle, the passenger occupancy element comprises at least one load determining element;
• wherein the load determining element is arranged to determine a weight or a weight distribution imposed by at least one occupant of the vehicle arranged on the passenger occupancy element,
• wherein the vehicle is adapted to determine from the weight or weight distribution a current occupancy situation of the vehicle,
• wherein the vehicle, dependent on the determined weight or weight distribution, is arranged to operate in one of at least two different modes of operation,
• wherein the vehicle is operating in a first mode of operation when it is determined that the current occupancy situation is equal to or below an occupancy threshold,
• wherein the vehicle is operating in a second mode of operation when it is determined that the current occupancy situation is exceeding the occupancy threshold,
• wherein the first mode of operation is substantially a normal mode of operation,
• wherein the second mode of operation is an exceptional mode of operation, and
• wherein the exceptional mode of operation is a mode of operation with reduced functionality,
• wherein the vehicle is a two-wheeled vehicle, and
• wherein the passenger occupancy element is arranged and configured to accommodate at least one occupant in a standing manner.

A vehicle, comprising:

• a passenger occupancy element for accommodating an occupant of the vehicle, the passenger occupancy element comprises at least one load determining element;
• wherein the load determining element is arranged to determine a weight or a weight distribution imposed by at least one occupant of the vehicle arranged on the passenger occupancy element,
• wherein the vehicle is adapted to determine from the weight or weight distribution a current occupancy situation of the vehicle,
• wherein the vehicle, dependent on the determined weight or weight distribution, is arranged to operate in one of at least two different modes of operation,
• wherein the vehicle is operating in a first mode of operation when it is determined that the current occupancy situation is equal to or below an occupancy threshold,
• wherein the vehicle is operating in a second mode of operation when it is determined that the current occupancy situation is exceeding the occupancy threshold,
• wherein the first mode of operation is substantially a normal mode of operation,
• wherein the second mode of operation is an exceptional mode of operation, and
• wherein the exceptional mode of operation is a mode of operation with reduced functionality,
• the vehicle further comprising:
• a communication element,
• wherein the communication element is adapted to communicate with a remote entity, and
• wherein the communication element is adapted to communicate to the remote entity the operation of the vehicle in the second mode of operation.

A vehicle, comprising:

• a passenger occupancy element for accommodating an occupant of the vehicle, the passenger occupancy element comprises at least one load determining element;
• wherein the load determining element is arranged to determine a weight or a weight distribution imposed by at least one occupant of the vehicle arranged on the passenger occupancy element,
• wherein the vehicle is adapted to determine from the weight or weight distribution a current occupancy situation of the vehicle,
• wherein the vehicle, dependent on the determined weight or weight distribution, is arranged to operate in one of at least two different modes of operation,
• wherein the vehicle is operating in a first mode of operation when it is determined that the current occupancy situation is equal to or below an occupancy threshold,
• wherein the vehicle is operating in a second mode of operation when it is determined that the current occupancy situation is exceeding the occupancy threshold,
• wherein the first mode of operation is substantially a normal mode of operation,
• wherein the second mode of operation is an exceptional mode of operation,
• wherein the exceptional mode of operation is a mode of operation with reduced functionality, and
• wherein a notification is sent from the vehicle and/or the remote entity to a mobile computing device of a passenger of the vehicle in case the vehicle is operating in the second mode of operation.

A method for operating a vehicle, comprising the steps of:

• determine, by at least one load determining element, a weight or a weight distribution imposed by at least one occupant of a vehicle arranged on a passenger occupancy element of the vehicle,
• determine from the weight or weight distribution a current occupancy situation of the vehicle,
• wherein when it is determined that the current occupancy situation is equal to or below an occupancy threshold, operate the vehicle in a first mode of operation, and
• wherein, when it is determined that the current occupancy situation is exceeding the occupancy threshold, operate the vehicle in second first mode of operation,
• wherein the first mode of operation is substantially a normal mode of operation,
• wherein the second mode of operation is an exceptional mode of operation, and
• wherein the exceptional mode of operation is a mode of operation with reduced functionality,
• the method comprising at least one of the following steps when in the second mode of operation,
• communicate with a remote entity to indicate the operation of the vehicle in the second mode of operation, and
• send a notification from the vehicle and/or a remote entity to a mobile computing device of a passenger of the vehicle in case the vehicle is operating in the second mode of operation.