Seat
DRIVE
June 2, 2026
A seat includes a seat surface member, a seat back, a rigidity changer, a steering operation prediction unit, and a rigidity change controller. On the seat surface member, a waist and thighs of an occupant who is to perform steering operation on a vehicle are to be placed. The seat back is configured to abut on a back of the occupant. A rigidity changer is configured to change rigidity of a part of the seat back abutting on the vicinity of shoulder blades of the occupant. A steering operation prediction unit is configured to predict whether the steering operation is performed. A rigidity change controller is configured to control the rigidity changer to enhance the rigidity before the steering operation is started when it is predicted that the steering operation is performed.
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