System for generating a linkage between users associated with a vehicle

A system for generating a linkage between a vehicle and a user and for generating a linkage between users linked to the vehicle, the system comprises:

• a display device arranged at the vehicle configured to display image data of a code;
• a communication device configured to communicate with a portable electronic device;
• a processing circuitry configured to be operatively connected to the display device and the communication device and configured to:
• generate a first unique code to be displayed at the display device,
• display the first unique code at the display device to be read by a first portable electronic device associated with a first user,
• receive, via the communications device, a determination that the first unique code has been read by the first portable electronic device associated with the first user,
• generate a second unique code to be displayed at the display device,
• display the second unique code at the display device to be read by a second portable electronic device associated with a second user,
• receive, via the communications device, a determination that the second unique code has been read by the second portable electronic device associated with the second user;
• and
• establish a trusted linkage between the vehicle, the first user and the second user based on the presence of the first portable electronic device and the second portable electronic device at the display device arranged at the vehicle.