Systems and methods for reducing distracted driving are disclosed herein. A mobile device may receive one or more beacon signals emitted from one or more beacons located at different locations within a vehicle. The mobile device determines whether the mobile device is located within the vehicle. The mobile device disables one or more functions of the mobile device if determined to be in the vehicle. The mobile device then determines whether to re-enable at least one of the disabled functions.

A system for mobile computing device selection and operation thereof, the system including: a memory configured to include one or more executable instructions; a controller configured to execute the executable instructions; and where the executable instructions enable the controller to: establish a first short-range wireless connection (SRWC) with a first mobile computing device; establish a second SRWC with a second mobile computing device; retrieve account data from the first mobile computing device via the first SRWC; retrieve account data from the second mobile computing device via the second SRWC; receive a user input regarding the retrieved account data; determine whether the retrieved account data is associated with the first or second mobile computing device; and operate the first or second mobile computing device based on the determination of whether the retrieved account data is associated with the first or second mobile computing device.

Technologies for user notification suppression include a user notification controller that controls a presentation of notifications to a user. The user notification controller includes a user notification determiner that determines whether a user notification is to be presented to the user, a user activity analyzer that determines an activity of the user, and a notification suppressor. The notification suppressor determines whether the determined activity of the user is indicative of the user's knowledge of information included in the user notification prior to the presentation of the user notification to the user. In response to a determination that the determined activity of the user is indicative of the user's knowledge of the information included in the user notification, the notification suppressor suppresses the presentation of the user notification to the user.

A preset application or an application determined by an electronic device based on a preset rule is automatically started when is detected that an electronic device is attached onto a vehicle magnetic suction bracket. Therefore, the electronic device can automatically respond to an operation of attaching the electronic device onto the vehicle magnetic suction bracket by a user.

The disclosed system may include a first and a second mobile device coupled to a vehicular system, the vehicular system may include a processor and a memory including executable instructions that cause the processor to effectuate operations including (i) receiving an indication that the first mobile device is associated with a first driver of the vehicle when the first mobile device comes into proximity with the vehicular system, (ii) determining that the second mobile device is associated with the first driver of the vehicle based on identifying a biometric of the first driver, (iii) based on the indication received from the first mobile device, instructing the vehicular system to cause the first mobile device and the second mobile device to enter a mode, (iv) detecting an override from the first mobile device, and (v) responsive to detecting the override, instructing the vehicular system to release the second mobile device from the mode.

Systems and methods for radio access interfaces in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiments, a vehicle telematics device includes a processor, a communications device, and a memory, wherein the vehicle telematics device communicates with a mobile communications device using the communications device, wherein the mobile communications device is in communication with a remote server system via a mobile network connection, and wherein the vehicle telematics device provides data to the mobile communications device, where the data is to be transmitted to the remote server system, provides command data to the mobile communications device, where the command data instructs the mobile communication device to transmit the data to the remote server system using at least one communication protocol, and causes the mobile communications device to transmit the data to the remote server system using the at least one communication protocol based on the command data.

A vehicle cup holder cell phone mount has a base with a downwardly and inwardly tapering surface of rotation around a vertical axis. A pier stands up from a top of the base and a cell phone mounting bracket is pivotally mounted to the pier. The cell phone mounting bracket has adjustable jaws to fit cell phones of varying widths. The jaws always define an opening for a cell phone power/communications cable. One or more of a plurality of shells may be selectively assembled to the base. Each shell has a tapering surface of rotation around the axis. The shells are of different sizes. The user assembles from zero to (n) shells to the base, Russian-doll fashion, so as to optimally fit a particular vehicle cup holder. The user then wedges the assembly into the vehicle cup holder such that compressive force between the outermost tapering surface and the cup holder side wall securely holds the cell phone mount in place in the vehicle cup holder.

A communication device comprising: one or more processors and one or more memories supporting communication, the device comprising a plurality of modes, including at least a normal mode and at least one focused mode, wherein the normal mode is distinct from the focused mode, and wherein, when the device is in the focused mode one or more features of the device are at least partially disabled, and wherein the one or more features of the device that are at least partially disabled in the focused mode include one or more features relating to communication supported by the device, wherein the device is configured to: support a user interface (UI) for setting one or more focused time periods, and wherein the device is further configured to switch to the at least one focused mode during the focused time periods.

A control circuit determines when a user of a corresponding portable communication device is presently driving a vehicle and then, in response to detecting this use state, automatically answer incoming communications and provide at least two contact options to the sender. One of these contact options can comprise the option to speak with the user during the incoming communication. Another of these contact options can comprise recording a voice message for the user and discontinuing the incoming communication without the sender communicating with the user. The control circuit can determine whether the user is presently driving a vehicle by relying upon a direct acknowledgement of the user and/or by indirect means.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, a method, and a system for receiving display capabilities of a secondary vehicular display, determining metadata to display based on the display capabilities of the secondary vehicular display, formatting the displayable metadata, and transmitting the displayable metadata to the secondary vehicular display. The metadata is determined by receiving a data set from producer, comparing the data set against the display capabilities, and formatting the resultant data from the comparing as metadata.