Vehicle systems and methods for surface temperature detection and selective climate control

A method for selectively controlling airflow in a vehicle, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a plurality of temperature sensors, measured surface temperatures of objects in the vehicle;
• determining whether any of the measured surface temperatures is greater than a defined threshold;
• and
• in response to any of the measured surface temperatures being greater than the defined threshold, transmitting an alert signal to a user communication device indicative of the objects in the vehicle having the measured surface temperatures greater than the defined threshold.

A method for warning users of objects of a vehicle having potentially dangerous surface temperatures, the method comprising:

• receiving data associated with the vehicle and data associated with an environment around the vehicle;
• estimating a surface temperature of an object of the vehicle based on the received data;
• determining whether the estimated surface temperature of the object is greater than a defined threshold;
• and
• in response to determining the estimated surface temperature of the object is greater than the defined threshold, transmitting an alert signal to a user communication device to notify a user of the object having a potentially dangerous surface temperature.