VEHICLES AND SEAT ASSEMBLIES WITH MULTI-ACCESS STORAGE COMPARTMENTS

Vehicles and seat assemblies with multi-access storage compartments are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, the vehicle has a passenger cabin, a vehicle seat and a storage compartment. The passenger cabin has a driver side door that opens and closes a driver side door opening and a passenger side door that opens and closes a passenger side door opening. The vehicle seat is located inside the passenger cabin between the driver side door opening and the passenger side door opening. The vehicle seat includes a seat bottom and a seat backrest. The storage compartment is located below the seat bottom. The storage compartment translates between (i) a stowed position enclosed underneath the seat bottom, (ii) a first in-use position in which extending into the driver side door opening, and (iii) a second in-use position extending into the passenger side door opening.