Systems and methods for detecting water events in vehicles

A method, comprising:

• receiving, via circuitry associated with a vehicle, an electrical voltage produced by a water-activated battery located within the vehicle;
• at least partially powering the circuitry and one or more sensors associated with the vehicle using the electrical voltage;
• detecting, via the one or more sensors, one or more parameters relating to the vehicle;
• detecting, via the circuitry, a water event occurring in the vehicle based at least in part on data relating to the one or more parameters;
• and
• transmitting, via the circuitry, one or more instructions to the vehicle to actuate one or more components of the vehicle upon detection of the water event.

A vehicle water detection system, comprising:

• a water-activated battery configured to produce an electrical voltage upon contact with water;
• one or more sensors configured to detect one or more parameters relating to a vehicle;
• and
• circuitry configured to at least partially power the circuitry and the one or more sensors using the electrical voltage produced by the water-activated battery, to receive data relating to the one or more parameters from the one or more sensors, to detect a water event occurring in the vehicle based at least in part on the data relating to the one or more parameters, to transmit one or more instructions to the vehicle to actuate one or more components of the vehicle upon detection of the water event, and to transmit an alert that the water event has occurred to one or more devices external to the vehicle upon detection of the water event.