Deployable pedal assembly

A pedal assembly for a vehicle, the vehicle is configured to be operated in either a non-autonomous driving mode in which the vehicle is driven by a driver or an autonomous driving mode in which the vehicle is autonomously driven, the pedal assembly comprising:

• an accelerator pedal assembly having an accelerator pedal arm and an accelerator pedal mounting bracket;
• a brake pedal assembly having a brake pedal arm and a brake pedal mounting bracket,
• each of the accelerator pedal arm and the brake pedal arm comprising:
• an elongated lever structure with a first end and a second end;
• and
• a pedal plate provided on the second end of the elongated lever structure of the corresponding pedal arm for depression by a foot of the driver;
• and
• an actuator operatively connected to the accelerator pedal assembly and the brake pedal assembly, the actuator being configured to adjust a position of the corresponding pedal arm relative to its corresponding mounting bracket between an operating position for when the vehicle is in the non-autonomous driving mode and a non-operating, stowed position for when the vehicle is in the autonomous driving mode, the non-operating, stowed position being at a raised position with respect to the operating position.