Systems and methods for vehicle occupancy based media recommendation

A vehicle including an occupancy-based media recommendation system, the vehicle comprising:

• one or more occupant sensors configured to detect or determine occupant data indicating a classification of each occupant within the vehicle;
• an in-vehicle infotainment platform configured to play media inside the vehicle;
• a media database storing age ratings for media;
• and
• an electronic control unit (ECU) electrically connected to the one or more occupant sensors, the in-vehicle infotainment platform, and the media database and configured to:
• determine media is playing inside the vehicle via the in-vehicle infotainment platform,
• receive the occupant data from the one or more occupant sensors,
• determine the occupant data indicates a child is inside the vehicle,
• upon determining a child is inside the vehicle, determine, from the media database, whether the media is rated for adults,
• when the media is rated for adults, transmit one or more signals to the in-vehicle infotainment platform to pause the media and prompt a user to change the media to media rated for children,
• receive a response to the prompt from the user to change the media to media rated for children, and
• transmit one or more signals to the in-vehicle infotainment platform to change the media to media rated for children.

A method for recommending media in a vehicle based on occupancy of the vehicle, the method comprising:

• detecting or determining, via one or more occupant sensors, occupant data indicating a classification of occupants within the vehicle;
• determining, via an electronic control device (ECU) electrically connected to the one or more occupant sensors and an in-vehicle infotainment platform, whether media is playing inside the vehicle;
• determining, via the ECU, whether a child is inside the vehicle from the classification of occupants in the occupant data;
• upon determining a child is inside the vehicle, determining, from a media database, whether the media is rated for adults;
• and
• when the media is rated for adults, transmitting one or more signals to the in-vehicle infotainment platform to pause the media and display a content warning.