Destination criteria for unlocking a vehicle door

A method comprising:

• detecting, using a processor, a passenger in a vehicle;
• identifying an in-vehicle location of the passenger;
• determining, using the processor, whether the passenger is a supervised passenger, wherein the determination is based on one of sensor data and user input;
• identifying, using the processor, whether a vehicle door is accessible by the passenger based on the in-vehicle location of the passenger;
• controlling, using the processor, a lock actuator of the vehicle door to lock the vehicle door in response to the passenger being a supervised passenger and in response to the vehicle door being accessible by the supervised passenger;
• and
• controlling, using the processor, the lock actuator to unlock the vehicle door in response to the vehicle satisfying one or more predetermined destination criteria, the predetermined criteria including:
• the vehicle reaching a predetermined location and detecting a guardian of the supervised passenger in proximity to the vehicle.

A program product comprising a computer readable storage medium that is not a transitory signal and that stores code executable by a processor, the executable code comprising code to:

• determine an identity and an in-the vehicle location of a passenger in a vehicle;
• determine whether the passenger is a supervised passenger;
• identify a vehicle door accessible by the passenger based on the in-vehicle location of the passenger;
• control a lock actuator of the vehicle to lock the vehicle door in response to the passenger being a supervised passenger and in response to the vehicle door being accessible by the supervised passenger;
• and
• control the lock actuator of the vehicle to unlock the vehicle door in response to the vehicle satisfying one or more predetermined destination criteria, the predetermined destination criteria including one or more of:
• the vehicle reaching a predetermined location and detecting a guardian of the supervised passenger in proximity to the vehicle.