In-vehicle sensing module for monitoring a vehicle

A sensing module for monitoring a cabin of a vehicle, comprising:

• an environmental sensor configured to sense organic compounds in ambient air of the cabin;
• a particle sensor configured to detect particulate matter in the ambient air, the particle sensor including an inlet;
• a controller operably connected to the environmental sensor and the particle sensor and configured to receive sensor signals from the environmental sensor and the particle sensor and to transmit data to a remote server via the Internet;
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• a housing configured to mount to a windshield of said vehicle, the housing defining an interior space in which the environmental sensor, the particle sensor, and the controller are supported, the interior space having an inlet region from which the inlet of the particle sensor draws air, the inlet region being substantially isolated from a remainder of the interior space and having a volume that is less than 10% of an overall volume of the interior space.

A sensing module for monitoring a cabin of a vehicle, comprising:

• an environmental sensor configured to sense organic compounds in ambient air of the cabin;
• a particle sensor configured to detect particulate matter in the ambient air;
• a controller operably connected to the environmental sensor and the particle sensor and configured to receive sensor signals from the environmental sensor and the particle sensor and to transmit data to a remote server via the Internet;
• a printed circuit board (“PCB”) supported in the housing and which operably connects the controller, the environmental sensor, and the particle sensor to one another, the controller and the environmental sensor arranged on the PCB;
• at least one microphone arranged on the PCB;
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• a housing configured to mount to a windshield of said vehicle, the housing supporting the environmental sensor, the particle sensor, the controller, and the PCB, the housing including at least one opening assigned to each microphone of the at least one microphone.