Systems and methods for controlling vehicle rear closure

A method to control operation of a rear closure of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• determining, by a processor, that a vehicle access device has entered a predefined zone in proximity to a vehicle rear portion based on inputs obtained from a vehicle detection unit;
• activating, by the processor, a vehicle notification unit to output a first set of notifications for a first predefined time duration responsive to a determination that the vehicle access device has entered the predefined zone;
• determining, by the processor, a time duration the vehicle access device is present in the predefined zone;
• determining, by the processor, that the time duration is greater than the first predefined time duration;
• and
• causing, by the processor, the rear closure to move from a closed state to an open state responsive to a determination that the time duration is greater than the first predefined time duration.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• determine that a vehicle access device has entered a predefined zone in proximity to a vehicle rear portion based on inputs obtained from a vehicle detection unit;
• activate a vehicle notification unit to output a first set of notifications for a first predefined time duration responsive to a determination that the vehicle access device has entered the predefined zone;
• determine a time duration the vehicle access device stays in the predefined zone;
• determine that the time duration is greater than the first predefined time duration;
• and
• cause a vehicle rear closure to move from a closed state to an open state responsive to the determination that the time duration is greater than the first predefined time duration.