Systems and methods for monitoring an object in proximity to a vehicle

A method for monitoring an object in proximity to a vehicle, the method comprising:

• obtaining, by a processor, user inputs indicating the object to be monitored;
• obtaining, by the processor, sensor inputs from a sensor unit responsive to obtaining the user inputs, wherein the sensor unit is configured to capture the sensor inputs associated with the object to be monitored in proximity to the vehicle;
• monitoring, by the processor, an object state based on the sensor inputs;
• determining, by the processor, a change in the object state based on the monitoring;
• and
• outputting, by the processor, an alert notification responsive to determining the change in the object state.

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

• obtain user inputs indicating an object to be monitored in proximity to a vehicle;
• obtain sensor inputs from a sensor unit responsive to obtaining the user inputs, wherein the sensor unit is configured to capture the sensor inputs associated with the object to be monitored in proximity to the vehicle;
• monitor an object state based on the sensor inputs;
• determine a change in the object state based on the monitoring;
• and
• output an alert notification responsive to determining the change in the object state.