Vehicle exit assistance

A system for vehicle exit assistance, the system comprising:

• a vehicle assistance system;
• a vehicle sensing system configured to detect positional data of a person in a cabin of a vehicle, wherein the positional data includes at least one of position and movement of the person;
• and
• a data processing system configured to:
• determine, based on the positional data, a door opening act indicative of an intention of the person to exit the vehicle,
• determine, based on exterior environment data collected from the vehicle sensing system, an object in a vicinity of the vehicle,
• determine a vehicle exit score based on the object and the door opening act,
• compare the vehicle exit score to at least two thresholds in order to determine if and when a control signal is outputted,
• based on the comparison of the vehicle exit score to the at least two thresholds, output the control signal to the vehicle assistance system to control vehicle exit of the person, and
• in response to outputting the control signal, automatically restrict, via the vehicle assistance system, operation of a door of the vehicle.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions including:

• analyzing interior cabin data originating from a vehicle sensing system to detect a position and/or movement of a person in a cabin of a vehicle;
• determining, based on the detected position and/or movement of the person, a door opening act indicative of an intention of the person to exit the vehicle;
• determining, based on exterior environment data collected from the vehicle sensing system, an object in a vicinity of the vehicle;
• determining a vehicle exit score based on the object and the door opening act;
• comparing the vehicle exit score to at least two thresholds in order to determine if and when a control signal is outputted;
• based on the comparison of the vehicle exit score to the at least two thresholds, outputting the control signal to a vehicle assistance system of the vehicle to control vehicle exit of the person;
• and
• in response to outputting the control signal, automatically restricting, via the vehicle assistance system, operation of a door of the vehicle.