Abstract: An airbag unit includes a seat, a pair of side airbags, a seat state detector, and an airbag deployment controller. The seat is reversely rotatable in a front-rear direction of a vehicle. The pair of side airbags are expansive and deployable, and incorporated in the seat on respective sides of the seat in a width direction of the vehicle. The seat state detector detects a rearward-oriented state of the seat, i.e., a state in which the seat is rearward-oriented in the front-rear direction. The airbag deployment controller performs a deployment control of the pair of side airbags, on a condition that the seat state detector detects the rearward-oriented state of the seat. The airbag deployment controller performs the deployment control in a reverse sequence from a deployment control in a frontward-oriented state of the seat, i.e., a state in which the seat is frontward-oriented in the front-rear direction.

Abstract: A vehicle stop apparatus includes a brake, an operation switch, and a controller. The brake stops a vehicle. The operation switch is provided at a location that allows the operation switch to be operable by a seated occupant of the vehicle with an upper limb of the occupant. The controller controls activation of the brake. The controller performs the activation of the brake in response to an input received by the operation switch, and thereby causes the brake to stop the vehicle.

Abstract: An interior member that is disposed in front of a driver's seat of a vehicle includes a main body and a rigid member. The main body has a tubular shape, extends in a width direction of the vehicle and forms an outer surface of the interior member. The rigid member is disposed on an inner surface of the main body and extends in the width direction of the vehicle. The rigid member supports the main body along the width direction of the vehicle.

Abstract: An interior member that is disposed in front of a driver's seat of a vehicle includes a main body and a rigid member. The main body has a tubular shape, extends in a width direction of the vehicle and forms an outer surface of the interior member. The rigid member is disposed on an inner surface of the main body and extends in the width direction of the vehicle. The rigid member supports the main body along the width direction of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle seat apparatus is configured to be mounted on a vehicle capable of traveling on a road. The vehicle seat apparatus includes a seat, an automatic driving unit, a seat drive, and a controller. The automatic driving unit performs automatic driving of the vehicle. The seat drive is configured to drive the seat to transition a position and attitude of the seat between a first mode and a second mode. The controller gives to the seat drive an instruction to transition the position and attitude of the seat from the first mode to the second mode when the controller recognizes that the vehicle travels in a particular section of the road, on a condition that the automatic driving unit performs the automatic driving.

Abstract: A vehicle stop apparatus includes a brake, an operation switch, and a controller. The brake stops a vehicle. The operation switch is provided at a location that allows the operation switch to be operable by a seated occupant of the vehicle with an upper limb of the occupant. The controller controls activation of the brake. The controller performs the activation of the brake in response to an input received by the operation switch, and thereby causes the brake to stop the vehicle.

Abstract: An airbag unit includes a seat, a pair of side airbags, a seat state detector, and an airbag deployment controller. The seat is reversely rotatable in a front-rear direction of a vehicle. The pair of side airbags are expansive and deployable, and incorporated in the seat on respective sides of the seat in a width direction of the vehicle. The seat state detector detects a rearward-oriented state of the seat, i.e., a state in which the seat is rearward-oriented in the front-rear direction. The airbag deployment controller performs a deployment control of the pair of side airbags, on a condition that the seat state detector detects the rearward-oriented state of the seat. The airbag deployment controller performs the deployment control in a reverse sequence from a deployment control in a frontward-oriented state of the seat, i.e., a state in which the seat is frontward-oriented in the front-rear direction.