The advent of driverless cars will undoubtedly open up new opportunities in vehicle design. The Australian road safety regulators have invited you to Tesla’s Information on whether vehicles with a “higher level of driving automation” but still with “manual controls” have “special seating requirements when automatic is engaged”.

Experts Tesla’s reported that this would negatively affect the target structures in terms of safety or comfort. For example, when the driverless system is operating, the driver and passenger can fully recline the seat and sleep.

In another answer Tesla’s He mentioned the rotating chairs:

“Vehicle designs that provide fully reclining or swiveling seats, or vehicle designs that provide only a central seating position (e.g. for heavy goods vehicles), are possible provided that appropriate safety measures are taken.”

Although this should be approached with a degree of skepticism, Tesla’s It could be that developers are trying to limit road safety authorities’ requirements so as not to interfere with future plans, but it could also be a sign of what Elon Musk’s company plans to create in the future.

For example, the mention of a “central seating position” in heavy vehicles is a clear reference to the Tesla Semi’s interior.