Vehicle passenger sensing and reporting system

A seat sensing system for a vehicle having a plurality of seats, the system comprising:

• a respective passenger sensor coupled to each of the plurality of seats;
• a respective buckle sensor coupled to a seat belt buckle of each of the plurality of seats;
• one or more passenger cabin modules, each associated with a respective one or more passenger sensors and a respective one or more buckle sensors, wherein the passenger cabin modules are configured to transmit a respective state of the passenger sensor and the buckle sensor associated with a given one of the plurality of seats upon a change in the state of the passenger sensor or the buckle sensor;
• and
• a reporting module, the reporting module comprising:
• a geolocation module for determining a location of the vehicle;
• a display configured to be disposed proximate an operator of the vehicle;
• a receiver configured to receive transmissions from the passenger cabin modules;
• and
• a computing device configured to:
• determine a passenger status and restraint status of each of the plurality of seats in the vehicle based on the received transmissions;
• display the passenger status and restraint status of each of the plurality of seats on the display;
• and
• periodically store the passenger statuses and restraint statuses in a memory of the computing device along with the location of the vehicle from the geolocation module.