Method of facilitating occupant safety in an autonomous vehicle and a vehicle occupant safety system

Abstract

A method of facilitating occupant safety in an autonomous vehicle. The method includes sensing, by using a first detector, presence of a person in the vehicle and generating a presence data; evaluating the presence data to determine if the person present in the vehicle is a child; sensing, by using a second detector, the status of an integrated child seat in the vehicle and generating a seat status data; evaluating the seat status data to determine if the seat is activated; and in the event it is determined that the person present is a child and that the integrated child seat is in an activated state, generate a notification data for a vehicle operation system. Further, a vehicle occupant safety system to be used in an autonomous vehicle is provided.

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