System and method for limiting interaction between a portable electronic device and a navigation system in a vehicle

A system for limiting interaction between a portable electronic device and a navigation system in a vehicle, comprising:

• a device destination pointer application stored on one or more portable electronic devices, the one or more portable electronic devices being operably connected for computer communication to the navigation system;
• and
• a passenger determinant module that is included as a module of the device destination pointer application that determines the presence of one or more passengers within the vehicle;
• wherein the passenger determinant module sets an enabled state of the device destination pointer application stored on one or more portable electronic devices and controls access to a device destination pointer user interface of the device destination pointer application based on the enabled state of the device destination pointer application.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a processor perform actions, comprising:

• connecting one or more portable electronic devices to the navigation system;
• determining the presence of one or more passengers within the vehicle;
• setting an enabled state of a device destination pointer application stored on the one or more portable electronic devices based on the determination of the presence of one or more passengers within the vehicle;
• and
• controlling access to a device destination pointer user interface of the device destination pointer application based on the enabled state of the device destination pointer application.