Methods and systems for a vehicle system that include determining whether a vehicle action is necessary and providing a notification to predetermined users. Sensors provide signals to a sensing control system to generate the notification.

An air control system is disclosed. The system may comprise a processing unit. The processing unit may be configured to receive a seat status, and adjust an air control device based on the received seat status.

Methods and systems for a traffic control system provide arrangements and processes for managing automated vehicles. The traffic control system can register vehicles and then control the operation of the vehicles through a section of roadway. The automated control includes the communication of directions and other messages that ensure the proper function of the vehicle while under the guidance of the traffic control system.

An occupant support adapted for use in a vehicle includes a seat bottom, a seat back, and a sensory system. The seat bottom is coupled to a floor of the vehicle. The seat back extends upwardly away from the seat bottom. The sensor system is configured to monitor for fatigue of an occupant of the occupant support.

Embodiments include a vehicle comprising a user interface, a first sensor coupled to a child seat for detecting a child seat belt status; a gear selector for selecting a vehicle gear, and a processor communicatively coupled to the first sensor and the gear selector, and configured to cause the user interface to present a first notification if a first alarm condition is detected based on the child seat belt status and a selected gear. Embodiments also include a method of providing child seat monitoring in a vehicle, the method comprising receiving a gear position from a vehicle gear selector, receiving a child seat belt status from a first sensor coupled to a vehicle child seat, and presenting a first notification using a vehicle user interface if the gear position is a non-park position and the child seat belt status is unbuckled.

Methods and systems for a complete vehicle ecosystem are provided. Specifically, systems that when taken alone, or together, provide an individual or group of individuals with an intuitive and comfortable vehicular environment. The present disclosure includes a system to create, modify, and maintain profiles associated with users. The user profiles are generated based on selectively collecting data associated with the users. Although each user profile may include settings, preferences, habits, and content associated with an individual user and/or vehicle, some user profiles may represent multiple users. These user profiles can change a configuration of a vehicle to match settings for a user, such as a driver and/or passenger. The configurations may also include the recognition of a unique set of gestures for a user. Further, the user profiles can be transferred from vehicle-to-vehicle and/or user-to-user.

An autonomous driving vehicle including a wireless communication unit configured to receive a location of an external terminal having requested the autonomous driving vehicle; and a processor configured to perform autonomous driving of the autonomous driving vehicle to a first destination corresponding to the location of the external terminal; detect a person at the first destination getting into the autonomous driving vehicle; in response to the detected person getting into the autonomous driving vehicle satisfying an autonomous driving condition, perform the autonomous driving to a second destination requested by the external terminal; and in response to the detected person getting into the autonomous driving vehicle not satisfying the autonomous driving condition, maintain a stopped state of the autonomous driving vehicle at the first destination.

Methods and systems are presented for accepting inputs into a vehicle or other conveyance to control functions of the conveyance. A vehicle control system can receive gestures and other inputs. The vehicle control system can also obtain information about the user of the vehicle control system and information about the environment in which the conveyance is operating. Based on the input and the other information, the vehicle control system can modify or improve the performance or execution of user interface and functions of the conveyance. The changes make the user interfaces and/or functions user-friendly and intuitive.

Vehicle systems configured to interact with remotely located smart systems are disclosed. An example vehicle includes memory, machine-readable instructions, and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to execute the machine-readable instructions to send, from the vehicle to a smart system located remotely relative to the vehicle, a first message configured to cause the smart system to adjust one or more functions of a device controllable via the smart system. The one or more processors are further configured to execute the machine-readable instructions to receive, at the vehicle from the smart system, a second message including information associated with the smart system or the device.

An image is received from an image sensor. The image includes an occupant's head. A seated height of the occupant is determined based at least in part on a distance from the image sensor to the occupant's head, and a detected angle of a vehicle seat. A safety device is adjusted based at least in part on the seated height of the occupant.