Retractable workstation integrated into the passenger cabin of a vehicle

A workstation mounted within a passenger cabin of a vehicle, comprising:

• a guide assembly mounted within a portion of a dashboard of the passenger cabin of the vehicle, said portion of said dashboard located in front of a passenger seat, wherein said passenger seat is a front row passenger seat adjacent to a driver seat;
• a desktop mounted to said guide assembly, wherein said workstation is comprised of said desktop, wherein said desktop is movable between a first, retracted position and a second, deployed position, wherein said desktop is stored completely within said dashboard when said desktop is in said first, retracted position, and wherein said desktop extends into the passenger cabin in front of said passenger seat when said desktop is in said second, deployed position;
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• a positioning system coupled to said workstation, wherein said positioning system is adjustable between a first position corresponding to said desktop in said first, retracted position and a second position corresponding to said desktop in said second, deployed position, said positioning system further comprising a break-away link, wherein said link is configured to break when a force greater than a preset force is applied to said desktop, and wherein when said link breaks said desktop is allowed to move from said second, deployed position towards said first, retracted position without aid from said positioning system.