Patent ID: 11958436
Assignee: RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. A vehicle system, comprising:
a driver seat occupancy sensor;
a driver seat belt engagement sensor;
a driver seat belt shoulder position sensor; and
a controller in communication with the driver seat occupancy sensor, the driver seat belt engagement sensor, and the driver seat belt shoulder position sensor, the controller configured to determine whether a vehicle driver meets a seat belt criteria based upon a detection of each of a set of seat belt conditions, the set of conditions including:
the driver seat occupancy sensor detecting the vehicle driver occupying a driver seat of the vehicle;
expiration of a minimum delay time after the vehicle driver is occupying the driver seat;
the driver seat belt engagement sensor detecting an engagement of a driver's seat belt latch with a corresponding buckle after the expiration of the minimum delay time; and
the driver seat belt shoulder position sensor detecting a positioning of a driver's seat belt on a shoulder of the vehicle driver,

wherein the controller is configured to enable a first vehicle feature if the vehicle driver meets the seat belt criteria, and wherein the controller is configured to disable the first vehicle feature if the vehicle driver does not meet the seat belt criteria.