Method and apparatus for active vehicle cabin occupant protection system

A method comprising:

• detecting a vehicle cabin temperature using a cabin thermal sensor;
• detecting a vehicle location and a vehicle orientation;
• detecting a luminance level outside of a vehicle cabin;
• deploying a sunshade in response to the vehicle location, the vehicle orientation, the luminance level exceeding a luminance threshold value and the vehicle cabin temperature exceeding the first threshold temperature;
• and
• engaging a vehicle fan and opening an outside air ventilation duct in response to the vehicle cabin temperature exceeding a first threshold temperature.

A method of controlling a temperature in a vehicle cabin comprising:

• detecting a driver absence using an occupancy detector;
• detecting a run state of a vehicle in response to the detection of the driver absence;
• detecting an outside temperature in response to the vehicle run stating being off;
• determining a vehicle location and a vehicle orientation;
• detecting a cabin temperature in response to the outside temperature exceeding an outside temperature threshold;
• determining a light intensity outside of the vehicle and engaging a sunshade in response to the vehicle location, the vehicle orientation, and the light intensity exceeding a luminance threshold;
• engaging an outside air ventilation system in response to the cabin temperature exceeding a first temperature;
• and
• transmitting an alert to an emergency services provider in response to the cabin temperature exceeding the second temperature.