Forgotten mobile device detection and management

A system for recovery of a device left in a vehicle, comprising:

• a sensor suite on the vehicle to detect passenger pick-up in the vehicle and passenger drop-off from the vehicle;
• a plurality of sensors inside the vehicle, wherein at least one of the sensors is to detect the device;
• an onboard computer to:
• determine that the device is in the vehicle after passenger drop-off of a first passenger,
• communicate a presence of the device in the vehicle to a first rideshare account of the first passenger,
• verify passenger identity upon device retrieval, wherein passenger identity includes at least one of a first identity of the first passenger and a second identity of a recovery contact in the first rideshare account, and
• provide access to the device to one or both of the first passenger and the recovery contact;
• and
• a central computing system to:
• access recovery contact information from the first rideshare account, wherein the recovery contact information includes at least one of an email and a phone number of a second user,
• transmit a forgotten device notification to the second user, including communicating the presence of the device in the vehicle to the second user;
• receive, at an online portal, device return details from the second user including a return location and a return timeframe.

A system for recovery of a device in a vehicle, comprising:

• a plurality of sensors inside the vehicle, wherein at least one of the plurality of sensors is configured to detect the device;
• an onboard computer in the vehicle to:
• determine that the device is in the vehicle after passenger drop-off,
• communicate a presence of the device in the vehicle to a first rideshare account, and
• move the device to a secure location;
• and
• a central computing system to:
• receive a notification of the presence of the device in the vehicle,
• access recovery contact information from the first rideshare account, wherein the recovery contact information includes at least one of an email and a phone number of a second user,
• transmit a forgotten device notification to the second user, including communicating the presence of the device in the vehicle to the second user,
• receive, at an online portal, device return details from the second user including a return location and a return timeframe.