US Patent 10967761 Pod seat with rotation

Aspects of the present disclosure may include a vehicle having one or more tires, a body, and an occupant compartment including: a rotatable platform, a central pod seat and one or more companion pod seats disposed on the rotatable platform, and one or more rear seats, wherein the rotatable platform is configured to rotate the central pod seat and the one or more companion pod seats toward a front of the vehicle in a first mode and toward a rear of the vehicle in a second mode, and wherein the central pod seat is further configured to translate linearly away from a center of the rotatable platform into a first position and toward the center of the rotatable platform into a second position.