The vehicle child safety system is a safety system that is configured for use in a vehicle. The vehicle child safety system is configured for use with a child safety seat. The vehicle child safety system: 1) determines whether the child safety seat is installed within the vehicle; 2) determines whether the child safety seat is occupied; 3) requires the operator to acknowledge the presence of the child safety seat before the operation of the vehicle; 4) monitors the location of the key fob relative to the vehicle. If it is determined: 1) that the key fob is external to the vehicle; and, 2) that the child safety seat is occupied; then, 3) the vehicle child safety system activates the horn and alarm flashes the exterior lights; and, 4) sends a message informing an appropriate authority that

An autonomous vehicle (AV) can receive a pick-up location to rendezvous with a rider and a set of configuration instructions to configure one or more adjustable components of the configurable interior system for the rider. The AV can analyze sensor data to autonomously control acceleration, steering, and braking systems along a route to the pick-up location. Prior to arriving at the pick-up location, the AV can execute the set of configuration instructions to configure the one or more adjustable components of the configurable interior system for the rider.

A vehicle occupancy warning system includes a vehicle that has a door and a back seat. The back seat may have a child seated therein. The door is selectively positioned between an open position and a closed position. A sensing unit is coupled to the vehicle and the sensing unit is aligned with the door. The sensing unit senses when the door is positioned in the open position and the closed position. An alarm unit is positioned within the vehicle and the alarm unit is in electrical communication with the sensing unit. The alarm unit emits an audible alarm when the sensing unit senses that the door is in the open position. In this way the alarm unit reminds a driver to check for the child in the back seat thereby inhibiting the child from being left unattended in the vehicle.

An automotive electronic control system configured to detect and signal the presence of a passenger left unattended in a motor vehicle based on signals from an automotive sensory system comprising: one or more radar sensors arranged in the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle to allow the presence of one or more passengers sitting on one or more seats of the motor vehicle to be determined, one or more door sensors associated with one or more doors of the motor vehicle to allow locking and unlocking, and opening and closing, of one or more doors of the motor vehicle to be determined; one or more seat sensors associated with one or more seats of the motor vehicle to allow the presence of one or more passengers sitting on one or more seats of the motor vehicle to be determined; one or more safety belt sensors associated with one or more safety belts of the motor vehicle to allow fastening and unfastening of one or more safety belts to be determined; the automotive electronic control system is configured to: receive signals from the automotive sensory system; determine when the doors of the motor vehicle are unlocked; when the doors of the motor vehicle are determined to have been unlocked, determine whether a door of the motor vehicle has been opened for a sufficient length of time compatible with a passenger getting in the motor vehicle; if a door of the motor vehicle is determined to have been opened for a sufficient length of time compatible with a passenger getting in the motor vehicle, signal a potentially hazardous situation due to the presence of a passenger in the motor vehicle according to a first signalling mode or by means of a first signalling device; determine when the door of the motor vehicle has been closed; when the door of the motor vehicle is determined to have been closed, determine occurrence of a switch from a key-on state to a key-off state of the motor vehicle; if no switch from a key-on state to a key-off state of the motor vehicle is determined to have occurred, activate one or more radar sensors to check for the presence of the passenger in the motor vehicle; if the passenger is determined not to be on the motor vehicle based on the radar sensors, interrupt the signalling of the presence of the passenger in the motor vehicle; if instead the passenger is determined to be on the motor vehicle based on the radar sensors, signal the presence of the passenger in the motor vehicle according to a second signalling mode and/or device different from the first signalling mode and/or device.

A child safety device and system is disclosed that alerts one or more authorized users when a caregiver walks away from a child in a car seat or similar location, when leaving a child alone is dangerous or otherwise undesirable, such as in a hot car. Detailed logging enables a review of all times that the caregiver was detected as moving too far from the child in a monitored location. The device includes at least one pressure sensor to detect the presence of a child in a location, a Bluetooth Low Energy beacon to provide a signal when energized, and a battery electrically connected to both the Bluetooth Low Energy beacon and the at least one pressure sensor, the Bluetooth Low Energy beacon being energized when pressure is applied to the pressure sensor, and the Bluetooth Low Energy beacon being deactivated when no pressure is applied to the pressure sensor.

System and method for obtaining and recording information about cargo includes a frame defining a cargo-receivable compartment, a position determining system at least partly on the frame and that allows for determination of position of the frame, an identification system on the frame that obtains information about cargo when present in the compartment, a memory component that receives and records information about position and movement of the frame, and the obtained information about cargo when present in the compartment in association with a unique identification of the frame, and a communications system on the frame to enable communication of information to and from the memory component.

A vehicle seat operation feedback and control system with a seat and an electronic display screen and a processor configured to receive a signal from the seat corresponding to an inoperable, almost inoperable, or undesired condition and provide feedback on the display screen of the inoperable, almost inoperable, or undesired condition.

A system includes a computer programmed to receive data describing one or more vehicle operations from one or more vehicle input device. The computer actuates an output device upon determining, based on the received data, that a seat-change condition is met.

A sensory stimulation system for autonomous vehicle (AV) can determine a set of maneuvers of the AV. Based on each respective maneuver, the sensory stimulation system can determine a set of visual stimulation outputs to provide a passenger of the AV with visual indications of the respective maneuver. The sensory stimulation system can then display the set of visual stimulation outputs on a display unit within the interior of the AV prior to executing each respective maneuver.

The baby car seat and dock alarm system comprises a car seat, docking base, and a docking alarm system. The docking alarm system comprises sensors and a control module. The control module monitors the sensors and detects when an alarm condition exists. The control module communicates with vehicle subsystems and with the driver's smart phone using two transceivers in the control unit. When the control unit detects an alarm condition it may attempt to notify the driver and/or bystanders and it may attempt to remedy the situation. As a non-limiting example, if the control module detects that a child has been left in a hot, unattended vehicle, it may notify the driver via a text message, notify bystanders by sounding the vehicle horn, and remedy the situation by lowering the vehicle's windows.