Systems and methods for updating vehicle behavior and settings based on the locations of vehicle passengers

A method for controlling one or more settings of a vehicle using a device comprising an electronic circuit, the method comprising:

• identifying, by an electronic circuit, a passenger within the vehicle via at least one of the following:
• image analysis, facial recognition, scanning a bar-code, or input of a password;
• obtaining, by the electronic circuit, a position of the passenger within the vehicle;
• obtaining, by the electronic circuit, information comprising one or more setting preferences for the passenger;
• using, by the electronic circuit, the position and at least one of the setting preferences to determine whether one or more settings need to be changed;
• changing the one or more settings based on the position and identity of the passenger;
• identifying, by the electronic circuit, a driver of the vehicle;
• comparing, by the electronic circuit, the identity of the driver with a predetermined list of drivers of the vehicle to obtain an operational profile for the driver;
• using, by the electronic circuit, the operational profile to determine whether one or more operational parameters of the vehicle need to be restricted;
• and
• changing a plurality of operational parameters based on the operational profile, wherein the operational parameters include at least one of vehicle occupancy, allowed driving hours, allowed driving area, and seatbelt use.

A method for controlling one or more settings of a vehicle using a device comprising an electronic circuit, the method comprising:

• identifying, by an electronic circuit, a driver passenger within the vehicle via at least one of the following:
• image analysis, facial recognition, scanning a bar-code, or input of a password;
• obtaining, by the electronic circuit, information comprising one or more setting preferences for the driver;
• using, by the electronic circuit, the position and at least one of the setting preferences to determine whether one or more settings need to be changed;
• changing the one or more settings based on the position and identity of the driver;
• comparing, by the electronic circuit, the identity of the driver with a predetermined list of drivers of the vehicle to obtain an operational profile for the driver wherein the predetermined list of drivers of the vehicle defines the driver as at least one of owner, authorized driver, unauthorized driver, restricted driver, and unrestricted driver;
• using, by the electronic circuit, the operational profile to determine whether one or more operational parameters of the vehicle need to be restricted;
• and
• changing a plurality of operational parameters based on the operational profile, wherein the operational parameters include at least one of vehicle occupancy, allowed driving hours, allowed driving area, and seatbelt use.