Abstract: A locking unit (10), for a vehicle seat (1), includes a locking pawl (80) which is mounted so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis between an open position and a closed position and which has a retention contour (27) for securing a locking bolt (12) in the closed position. At least one claw (90, 91, 92), offset in the axial direction with respect to the locking pawl (80), is mounted so as to be pivotable about the same pivot axis. The claw (90, 91, 92) has a closure contour (25). The locking pawl (80) can be pivoted from the open position to the closed position by the closure contour (25) being acted upon by the locking bolt (12).

Abstract: Device for a vehicle seat for adjusting the inclination of a backrest, which extends in a backrest longitudinal direction, relative to a seat part, an inclination-adjusting apparatus, which can rotate about a first axis of rotation extending in the vehicle seat width direction, of the device for adjusting the backrest inclination being connected to the seat part, and a coil spring of the device being connected to the inclination-adjusting apparatus at one end and to the seat part at the other end, the device comprising the inclination-adjusting apparatus, an adapter element, which can rotate about the first axis of rotation, is rigidly connected to the inclination-adjusting apparatus and comprises a first stop element, a coil spring that can rotate about the first axis of rotation and comprises both a first coil spring end, which is arranged so as not to move relative to the adapter element, and a second coil spring end, and a second stop element, which is connected to the seat part in such a way that it does

Abstract: A hardware system, for a vehicle seat, includes a fitting (10) having a first fitting part (11) and a second fitting part (12), which can be locked to one another and can rotate in relation to one another about an axis (A), a transmission rod (7) and a hand lever (5), the actuation of which rotates the transmission rod (7). The fitting is unlocked via a rotation of the transmission rod against a total characteristic torque (Moverall), produced from a sum of a first characteristic torque (M35), generated by a spring assembly (35), and a second characteristic torque (M61), generated by spiral springs (61). A first component (63) is rotationally fixed to the transmission rod and a second component (64) moves relative thereto during unlocking. The spiral springs (61) act between the first component (63) and the second component (64). A vehicle seat is provided having the hardware system.

Abstract: A car seat includes a chassis formed as an interrupted shell defining a protected interior with a top opening, and a handle fixed to the chassis at a single point and covering a sufficient portion of a length of the top opening such that the handle functions as a carry handle and a roll bar against impacts or intrusions into the protected interior.

Abstract: A child's booster seat is provided and can include a booster seat base and seat back. The booster seat base can be collapsed or folded from an in-use configuration to a collapsed configuration to improve portability of the booster seat base. The booster seat base can include multiple seating surface panels that are rotatably coupled to one another to allow the booster seat base to be collapsed from an in-use width to a collapsed with that is less than the in-use width. The booster seat base can also be coupled and decoupled from the booster seat back. The booster seat base can include tab members that can be inserted into tab receiving cavities of the booster seat back. Adjustment of the booster seat base from the in-use configuration to the collapsed configuration can also facilitate removal of the tab members from the tab receiving cavities of the booster seat back.

Abstract: A seat reclining apparatus includes a stopper which is movable between a forward-tilt restriction position to stop the seatback at an intermediate stop position in an unlock range, which is set in front of a lockable range in which a reclining mechanism of the seat reclining apparatus allows the angle of the seatback to be adjusted, and a restriction release position to allow the seatback to tilt forward beyond the intermediate stop position, and is situated at the forward-tilt restriction position when the seatback tilts toward the intermediate stop position from the lockable range. The seat reclining apparatus further includes a holding mechanism which keeps holding the stopper in the restriction release position until the seatback returns to the lockable range from a state where the seatback tilts forward beyond the intermediate stop position following a movement of the stopper from the forward-tilt restriction position to the restriction release position.

Abstract: An armrest assembly for a vehicle includes a displaceable armrest element and a linkage assembly. The linkage assembly is configured for translating the displaceable armrest element between a deployed configuration and a folded configuration. The linkage assembly includes a spring-actuated pivoting over-center link configured to disengage the linkage assembly to allow the displaceable armrest element to rotate. An actuator is provided which on sensing an impact ruptures a frangible fastener holding the over-center link in a substantially parallel orientation to at least one drive link, thereby allowing the spring-actuated over-center linkage to pivot relative to the at least one drive link.

Abstract: Device for connecting a region, which is lower when viewed in the vehicle seat height direction, of a backrest to a region, which is rear when viewed in the vehicle seat length direction, of a seat part of a vehicle seat, a tilt adjustment device which is rotatable about a first axis of rotation extending in the vehicle seat width direction for adjusting a tilt of the backrest relative to the seat part being connected to the seat part, wherein the device comprises an adapter element which is rigidly connected to the tilt adjustment device and is rotatable about the first axis of rotation, which element has a first recess which extends at a first angle to a backrest length direction, the first recess being able to be connected to a first tab which is arranged on the backrest and is formed so as to be complementary to the first recess.

Abstract: A foaming die device for forming a headrest is provided, which comprises a lower die having a first protrusion and an upper die having a second protrusion. The lower and upper dies are used for accommodating a trim cover assembly with a headrest stay portion extending outwardly through a stay passage hole formed in the trim cover assembly. The first and second protrusions are adapted to press and turn over a projected area created about the stay passage hole into the inside of that trim cover assembly. Also, a foaming process for forming the headrest, using this foaming die device, is provided, in which the projected area is turned over by the first and second protrusions into the trim cover assembly when placing the trim cover assembly in the dies. Hence, conventional preliminary steps using cylindrical stick to turn over the projected area into the trim cover assembly are eliminated.

Abstract: A truck bed handle apparatus including an elongated body, a central stop portion and a top cross portion. The elongated body extends from a proximal end to a distal end. The elongated body defines a lower pocket portion and an upper handle portion. The central stop portion is spaced apart from each of the proximal end and distal end. The central stop portion has a lower face that is structurally configured to interface with a pocket opening on a truck upon insertion of the lower pocket portion thereinto, so as to limit further insertion. The top cross portion is positioned between the central stop portion and the distal end.

Abstract: A ramp deployment system for deploying and securing first and second ramps to the entrance of a container-type vehicle using a ratchet strap arrangement is disclosed. The ratchet strap arrangement includes first and second ratchet strap devices each having a tightening strap coupled to a respective hook and collar mechanism that includes a closable hook operable to engage a collar to form a loop portion by the tightening strap around the undercarriage of the container-type vehicle. A ratchet mechanism is operatively coupled to the tightening strap for tightening or loosening the tightening strap relative to the first and second ramps when the ratchet strap mechanism is actuated. The ratchet mechanism is also engaged to a fixed length strap having a hook portion configured to engage the cross rungs of the first and second ramps and secure the ratchet strap arrangement securely between container-type vehicle and the first and second ramps.

Abstract: A portable hoist assembly for lifting, relocating and lowering loads includes a trailer that is both wheeled and configured to couple to a vehicle. A power module, a lift arm and an actuator are coupled to the trailer. The actuator is operationally coupled to the power module and the lift arm. A fastener is operationally coupled proximate to a second end of the lift arm. The fastener is configured to couple the lift arm to a load. The actuator is positioned to motivate the lift arm and the fastener upwardly and downwardly. The load that is coupled to the lift arm is elevated from a first resting position to a raised position, repositioned by movement of the trailer, and lowered from the raised position to a second resting position.

Abstract: An adjustable transportation system designed to be positioned on a trailer or on a vehicle that includes a hammock-like structure, a frame, adjustable legs, and jacking means. The hammock-like structure is attached to the frame, as are the adjustable legs. The bottoms of said adjustable legs are equipped with jacking means.

Abstract: A trailer is provided having a trailer base and a trailer bed mounted to the trailer base. The trailer includes at least one actuator coupled to the trailer bed and the trailer base that raises and lowers the trailer bed. When the at least one actuator is extended, the trailer bed is raised to a vertical orientation. When the at least one actuator is retracted, the trailer bed is in the horizontal orientation. The trailer includes a lifting head protruding outwardly from the trailer bed. The position of the lifting head is adjustable along a longitudinal axis of the trailer bed.

Abstract: A trailer is provided having a trailer base and a trailer bed mounted to the trailer base. The trailer includes at least one actuator coupled to the trailer bed and the trailer base that raises and lowers the trailer bed. When the at least one actuator is extended, the trailer bed is raised to a vertical orientation. When the at least one actuator is retracted, the trailer bed is in the horizontal orientation. The trailer includes a lifting head protruding outwardly from the trailer bed. The position of the lifting head is adjustable along a longitudinal axis of the trailer bed.

Abstract: A transportation system includes at least one passenger module and at least one autonomous engine module configured to operatively couple with the at least one passenger module to form an autonomous passenger vehicle.

Abstract: A convertible trailer includes a frame including a tongue portion arranged to facilitate towing by a vehicle, a main portion supported by the frame and defining a portion of a space, and an end portion coupled to the main portion and cooperating with the main portion to define the space. A porch cover is pivotably coupled to the main portion for movement between a stowed position and a deployed position and a porch floor is pivotably coupled to the main portion for movement between a stowed position and a deployed position, the porch cover and the porch floor cooperating to define a porch when in the deployed position. A front door is formed as part of the main portion and provides a passage between the space and the porch. An end door is formed as part of the end portion and is arranged to provide access to the space. A plurality of removable support members is positioned beneath the porch floor and arranged to support the porch floor in the deployed position.

Abstract: A slide-out room for a recreational vehicle having a wall defining an opening includes a fixed floor and a fixed outer wall connected to the floor. The room may include one or more of a first collapsible side wall, a second collapsible side wall, and a collapsible roof. An operating mechanism includes a gear rack attached to an edge of the floor and a pinion gear driven by a torque shaft attached to the wall of the vehicle. A cable has a first end attached to the outer wall and a second end attached to the floor or to a spool driven by the torque shaft.

Abstract: An assembly for securing machinery such as a gas turbine on a deck includes a first block unit configured to restrict vertical displacement of the machinery relative to the deck, and a second block unit configured to restrict axial and lateral displacement of the machinery. The first block unit includes a base block securable to the deck and an attachment block secured to the base block. The second block unit is engageable with the machinery base.

Abstract: A captive beam system is provided. The system includes a beam assembly comprising a beam and channel units at each end. The beam comprising a top surface that, when the captive beam system is installed, faces upward, wherein the top surface establishes a flat resting surface. Each channel unit supports a bracket and a pawl, the pawl is rotatable with respect to the first end of the channel unit. The pawl comprises a support surface that is configured, when the captive beam system is installed, to rest upon a bottom edge of an aperture disposed within a fixed track, wherein a vertical distance between the support surface and the flat resting surface of the beam is about 2.58 inches. An optional upper latch is configured to substantially prevent movement of the beam assembly in a direction along a long axis of an aperture of a fixed track.

Abstract: An LED driving apparatus group in which first and second LED groups are connected in series is provided. The apparatus includes a voltage input unit that receives an input voltage from a vehicle power device and a current controller that generates a current with a predetermined level by adjusting the received input voltage and provides the current to an input terminal of the first LED group. A first feedback path feeds back a voltage applied to a first node, which is connected to an output terminal of the first LED group, to an input terminal of the current controller. A first switching unit is disposed on the first feedback path and is switched on or off based on a control signal. A second switching unit is disposed between an output terminal of the second LED group and ground and is switched on or off based on the control signal.

Abstract: A rear window security grid and light system has a frame, a grid within it, cross units forming the grid, and a left member and a right member in each cross unit. The grid has a primary cross unit centered upon the frame. Upon each left member and each right member, the invention has at least one light emitting diode, or LED. The LED operate from the power supply of a vehicle or a separate battery. The LED provide at least three patterns: left chevron, right chevron, and a letter X. Each left member has an upper portion and a lower portion and each right member has an upper portion and a lower portion with LED upon each portion. The controls allow for selection of the chevron's direction, interval speed to simulate motion, and operation of the letter X upon each cross unit.

Abstract: A high mount stop lamp mounted on a rear portion of a roof of an automobile is provided. The high mount stop lamp includes a flat light guide arranged below a resin roof panel. The light guide includes a front end and a rear end. The high mount stop lamp also includes a light source opposing the front end of the light guide. The rear end of the light guide is located on or proximate to a rear end of the roof panel to function as a light emitting portion.

Abstract: An autonomous mobile robot includes a body, a drive supporting the body above a floor surface, a light-propagating plate positioned on the body and having a periphery defining a continuous loop, light sources each being positioned to direct light through a portion of the plate to a portion of the continuous loop, and a controller to selectively operate the light sources to provide a visual indicator of a status or service condition of the autonomous mobile robot. The drive is configured to maneuver the mobile robot about the floor surface.

Abstract: A system and method for pedestrian alert that derives a pedestrian path representing a projected path for a pedestrian, derives a vehicle path representing a projected path for a motor vehicle, determines an intersection of the pedestrian path and the vehicle path, determines alert characteristics responsive to the determined intersection, and generates an alert that is emitted from the vehicle responsive to the determined alert characteristics. The system and method for pedestrian alert may be built, installed or implemented in a motor vehicles that is operated in environments where the motor vehicle may be in close proximity to pedestrians. The system and method for pedestrian alert mitigates the likelihood of a collision between the motor vehicle and a pedestrian by emitting an alert that may draw the attention of the pedestrian to the presence of the motor vehicle.

Abstract: A virtual panoramic roof or sunroof for a motor vehicle (100), the roof being capable of realistically reproducing or adapting the outside world. The roof offers many advantages, such as a reduction in driving noise and a decrease in fuel consumption of the motor vehicle (100) compared to conventional sunroofs. The assembly comprises at least one sensor device (102), in particular an image-capture device for recording the surroundings of the motor vehicle (100), and at least one reproduction device, disposed on an inner face of the roof (101), for reproducing a virtual representation of the surroundings captured by the sensor device.

Abstract: A vehicle object detection system having a controller configured to process object information received from the plurality of sensors and determine the distance between an outer surface of a vehicle body structure and an object. The controller displays on a video display a faux representation of the object, a faux representation of the outer surface of the vehicle body structure and a numeric representation of the distance between the outer surface of the vehicle body structure and the object. The controller is further configured to switch between operating the video display in display modes including a parallel parking view mode and a backup mode.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to providing an around view monitoring system (AVMS) that may enhance accuracy of an estimation of a camera attitude while a road gradient is present, and an operating method thereof. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the AVMS may calculate a rotation matrix for removing a road gradient component using a camera that has not changed position and generate an estimated rotation matrix from which the road gradient is removed by applying the rotation matrix to an estimated rotation matrix for a camera that has changed position.

Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a driver sensor detecting a position of a human driver of the motor vehicle. A rear view camera captures images of an environment behind the motor vehicle. A display screen is disposed within a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle. An electronic processor is communicatively coupled to each of the driver sensor, the rear view camera, and the display screen. The electronic processor receives images captured by the rear view camera, receives outputs of the driver sensor, determines a position of the driver's head or eyes dependent upon the outputs of the driver sensor, and transmits video signals to the display screen. The video signals are dependent upon the determined position of the driver's head or eyes and dependent upon images captured by the rear view camera.

Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes a rearview video camera and a video processor operable to process captured video image data that includes at least a left zone image data set, a middle zone image data set and a right zone image data set. A single video display screen displays video images and includes a left display region at a left portion, a right display region at a right portion, and a middle display region between the left and right display regions. The display screen is operable to use each display region to display video images derived from the respective zone image data set. When the display screen is displaying video images at the right or left display region that are derived from the respective zone image data, the single video display screen does not display video images representative of the other zone image data at the other display region.

Abstract: A rear-view mirror installed in a transport vehicle is provided. The rear-view mirror includes a first substrate, a second substrate, an electrochromic material layer, a light-transmitting electrode, a reflective layer, and a transparent conductive layer. The second substrate is opposite to the first substrate. The electrochromic material layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The light-transmitting electrode is disposed between the first substrate and the electrochromic material layer. The electrochromic material layer is disposed between the first substrate and the reflective layer. The transparent conductive layer is disposed between the electrochromic material layer and the reflective layer. In addition, a driving auxiliary apparatus is also provided.

Abstract: A platform that connects to the seat brackets on the floor of a vehicle by a clamping mechanism actuated by a rotatable bolt that extends from the planar top face of the platform. The platform is made in front and rear frame portions that are hingedly attached. The platform is convertible from a folded storage position to a lockable vertical configuration to form a barrier in the cargo compartment of the vehicle, or to a fully extended horizontal configuration to form a table/sleeping platform that extends from the rear of the vehicle. A lockable, extendable ladder pivots from the back frame portion to stabilize the platform onto the ground. Adjustable legs on the frame portions enable the top faces of the two frame portions to be made coplanar.

Abstract: Protection device for a vehicle interior compartment including a flexible planar structure displaceable between rest and protective positions. On a face end region of the planar structure, a dimensionally stable guiding profile is provided, which is guided in vehicle-fixed guiding tracks. Each side of the guiding profile is associated with a coupling member in operative connection with an entrainer guided in the respective guiding track by a retaining device acting in a force-limited manner. The entrainers are shiftable in mutual synchronization within the guiding tracks by a drive system. The coupling members are in operative connection to the entrainers eccentrically offset in relation to a central longitudinal axis of the guiding profile, and the coupling members are removable from the entrainers in response to external strains of the guiding profile in directional components which are orthogonal in relation to a plane of deployment of the planar structure.

Abstract: A collapsible trunk for use with a vehicle having a wheel well. The trunk comprises a base wall and a side wall pivotally connected thereto. The side wall extends from the base wall and terminates at an upper edge. The side wall and base wall collectively define a storage cavity. The base wall and the side wall each have an expandable portion conformable to the wheel well in response to placement of the base wall and the side wall over the wheel well. The trunk is selectively transitional between a collapsed configuration and a deployed configuration. In the collapsed configuration, the base panels overlap each other, and in the deployed configuration, the plurality of base panels are co-planar to each other. The upper edge of the side wall moves away from the base wall as the trunk transitions from the collapsed configuration toward the deployed configuration.

Abstract: A bike carrier that retains the wheels of a bike in a tray between pivoting retention arms with ratchets that hold the arms against the tires. The retention arms are quickly adjustable for different sized tires without tools. An embodiment provides a bike wheel main tray assembly pivotally mounted on a trailer hitch drawbar at an operational horizontal position and a compact vertical position selectable via a trigger at the back of the tray assembly. The main wheel tray assembly has a tray for each wheel of a bike. The two trays pivot between a compact position for shipping and storage and an operational position that is automatically locked. An add-on tray assembly provides wheel trays for a second bike. It connects to the main tray assembly without tools, and provides a trigger at the back connected to the pivot selector of the main tray assembly.

Abstract: A cable support is provided that includes an elongate support member for supporting a cable or cables secured thereto. A mounting member is connected to the support member and secures the support member to amounting stud on a trim panel or other support substrate. The mounting member comprises a bore for receiving the mounting stud. A locking member is provided that has an aperture formed therein for receiving the mounting stud. The locking member is connected to the mounting member in axial alignment with the bore and rotatably connected to the mounting member such that the mounting member and support member are rotatable relative to the locking member.

Abstract: A fascia protection assembly comprising a fascia protection sheet member and a plurality of fasteners to couple the fascia protection sheet member to a vehicle. The fascia protection sheet member may be formed from a roll of material wherein a quantity of the roll is unrolled and cut to form an initial fascia protection sheet member. The cut portion can the further be trimmed to form a custom sized fascia protection sheet member. The fascia protection sheet member can be attached to the vehicle through fasteners of different types.

Abstract: A method for diagnosing aircraft airbag initiators in air bag systems includes: providing a diagnostic circuit per aircraft seat, the diagnostic circuit being in a normally off condition and enabled by a user activation; providing a power supply independent of aircraft power; providing a momentary switch; providing a visual indicator; receiving a signal indicating user activation of the momentary switch; and responsive to receiving the signal: completing a circuit, regulating a current into the diagnostic circuit to prevent a squib from firing during diagnostic evaluation; detecting a voltage; and providing feedback to the user.

Abstract: An airbag housing incorporating a molded bin body adapted to store an airbag cushion. A plurality of molded-in surface ribs projects outwardly away from the exterior of the molded bin body. The molded bin body includes a layer of polymer substrate material disposed in over-molded relation to a layer of laminate material providing enhanced toughness and resistance to embrittlement at low temperatures.

Abstract: The vehicle airbag device includes an airbag module, an airbag lid member, and a reinforcing member. The reinforcing member includes at least an attachment flange part having a fixing part such as a welding part and a module accommodation part. The attachment flange part is provided with a module fixing part, the module fixing part being protruded from an under surface of the attachment flange. The module fixing part is provided with, at a lower end thereof, a fragile part that is broken by a force smaller than a welding force (fixing force) of the welding part and a separation prevention part that keeps connecting a portion below the fragile part to the module fixing part when the fragile part is broken.

Abstract: In a vehicular seat installed with a side airbag device, an inside bag completes inflation and deployment earlier than a side air bag body, on the inner side of the side airbag body in the vehicle width direction, and presses an occupant inward in the vehicle width direction. The inside bag inflates and deploys at an upper level than the abdominal region of the occupant. Further, reaction force is applied inward in the vehicle width direction from a reaction force plate supported by an outer side frame, to the inside bag. The reaction force plate extends in a vehicle front-back direction, and extends toward the front of the vehicle beyond a front edge portion of the outer side frame.

Abstract: A curtain airbag apparatus includes a series of main chambers formed to flatways cover an inner side structure of the vehicle upon inflation; and a head receiving region formed at a front portion of the curtain airbag concavely upwardly in a length direction of the vehicle to receive a head of an occupant when the head of the occupant comes into contact with a driver seat airbag and slide in front and lateral directions of the vehicle in an inflated state of the driver seat airbag.

Abstract: A cover member (18) is formed of a pliable fabric material having a plurality of polymer fibers, and is configured to maintain the shape of the airbag by mutual fusion of at least part of the polymer fibers. The cover member (18) is configured to have a high stiffness portion (25) of higher stiffness than other portions of the cover member, as a result of partial overlaying of the pliable fabric material in more folds than at other portions.

Abstract: An airbag includes a panel and a plurality of fingers. The panel includes an impact surface and defines an inflation chamber inflatable to an inflated state. The plurality of fingers are in communication with the inflation chamber. Each of the fingers are spaced from each other and extend from the impact surface away from the inflation chamber in the inflated state. During a vehicle impact, the momentum of the occupant may move the occupant towards the plurality of fingers. The fingers may absorb energy from the occupant and reduce or prevent the head of the occupant from sliding across the impact surface and/or rotating.

Abstract: An airbag includes a mounting region, a protection inflatable region and an intermediate region disposed between the mounting region and the protection inflatable region. An area of the airbag from the protection inflatable region to the intermediate region is formed of two panels that are continuous with each other at leading end regions of the panels apart from the mounting region and the two panels in that area are connected at opposite edges by a joint. The protection inflatable region includes at the leading end a folded region that is formed by bringing the leading end regions of the two panels closer to the mounting region so as to form four or more layers of the panels, such that the folded region includes at least two inflatable spaces between the layers and a crease that is continuous with the joint.

Abstract: A portable fastening device for a safety belt of a car, according to the disclosure, includes a case formed in the shape of a “V” and having opening parts respectively formed to be separate from each other in both ends of the “V”-shaped case such that the fastening clips of seat belts are inserted thereinto, one pair of fastening parts respectively provided to the inner space of a portion, which is inclined in the shape of “V” in the case, so as to be fastened to the fastening clips of the safety belts, which are inserted through the opening parts, and release parts mounted on upper end portions of the inner space of the case so as to operate such that the fastening clips of the safety belts, which are fastened to the fastening parts, are released.

Abstract: A webbing adjustment device for a seat belt system has a frame and a slider. The frame has a first hole and a second hole below the first hole. A front section of a webbing extends through the second hole of the frame. The slider is detachably connected to the frame. The slider has a first end portion, a second end portion, a connecting portion, and a through groove. The connecting portion is formed between the first end portion and the second end portion. The through groove is formed through the connecting portion. The connecting portion of the slider is inserted through the first hole, and a rear section of the webbing is passed through the first hole and the through groove, and the rear section is locked or unlocked by a relative motion between the frame and the slider.

Abstract: A seat belt buckle assembly includes a buckle housing; a plate extending from the buckle housing and defining a slot; and a bracket including a rivet engaged in the slot. The plate and rivet are configured such that, in response to an impact force that exceeds a threshold acting to pull the buckle housing away from the bracket, the slot plastically deforms, permitting the buckle housing and plate to translate relative to the bracket.

Abstract: An electric seatbelt notification system may include an electric seatbelt configured to restrain the occupant in the vehicle, the electric seatbelt including one or more motors. The notification system may include a controller coupled to the electric seatbelt. The controller may be configured to detect a vehicle event and determine the tactual notification corresponding to the vehicle event. The controller may be further configured to generate a control signal to actuate the one or more motors of the electric seatbelt, and provide the tactual notification using the electric seatbelt to notify the occupant of the vehicle event. The tactual notification may be progressively stronger as the vehicle event persists.

Abstract: A vehicle security unit is for a vehicle including at least one data communications bus, an On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) port coupled to the at least one data communications bus, and a vehicle tracking unit to be coupled to the OBD port. The vehicle security unit may include a security unit housing, a short-range security wireless device carried by the security unit housing, and a vehicle security controller carried by the security unit housing and configured to establish a wireless communication link via the short-range security wireless device with the vehicle tracking unit and communicate via the at least one data communications bus responsive to the communication link.