A system and method for seat retraction during an autonomous driving mode

Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a seat assembly, and corresponding method, for seat retraction in a vehicle (100) during an autonomous driving mode. Seat retraction is provided by detecting a user initiated input for the retraction. Thereafter, a front seat (105) is retracted such that an occupant (107) of the front seat (105) is out of reach of at least one driving control input device, for example, a steering wheel (101), pedals (103) or a gear shift, during an autonomous driving mode. Such seat retraction prevents the occupant (107) from providing inadvertent driving inputs to the driving control input devices during the autonomous driving mode.