A vehicle sensor system comprising: a sensor that is attached to a vehicle; a temperature monitor configured to collect temperature data corresponding to the sensor; a processor in communication with the temperature monitor; a sensor cleaning subsystem that comprises a cleaning fluid reservoir and a port that is positioned to direct cleaning fluid from the reservoir to the sensor for cleaning the sensor; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more programming instructions that when executed by the processor, will cause the processor to: receive temperature data corresponding to the sensor from the temperature monitor, the port is positioned to direct cleaning fluid from the reservoir to the sensor for heating the sensor and the programming instructions, when executed by the processor, will cause the processor to determine whether a current temperature of the sensor is less than a threshold temperature, and in response to determining that the current temperature is less than the first threshold temperature, cause the sensor cleaning subsystem to: heat the cleaning fluid, and initiate a cleaning cycle and direct the heated cleaning fluid to the sensor to increase the current temperature of the sensor; characterized by further comprising programming instructions that when executed by the processor, will cause the processor to, before causing the sensor cleaning subsystem to initiate the cleaning cycle: determine whether the vehicle is in a safe to clean mode; and initiate the cleaning cycle only in response to determining that the vehicle is in the safe to clean mode. a sensor that is attached to a vehicle; a temperature monitor configured to collect temperature data corresponding to the sensor; a processor in communication with the temperature monitor; a sensor cleaning subsystem that comprises a cleaning fluid reservoir and a port that is positioned to direct cleaning fluid from the reservoir to the sensor for cleaning the sensor; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more programming instructions that when executed by the processor, will cause the processor to: receive temperature data corresponding to the sensor from the temperature monitor, the port is positioned to direct cleaning fluid from the reservoir to the sensor for heating the sensor and the programming instructions, when executed by the processor, will cause the processor to determine whether a current temperature of the sensor is less than a threshold temperature, and in response to determining that the current temperature is less than the first threshold temperature, cause the sensor cleaning subsystem to: heat the cleaning fluid, and initiate a cleaning cycle and direct the heated cleaning fluid to the sensor to increase the current temperature of the sensor; characterized by further comprising programming instructions that when executed by the processor, will cause the processor to, before causing the sensor cleaning subsystem to initiate the cleaning cycle: determine whether the vehicle is in a safe to clean mode; and initiate the cleaning cycle only in response to determining that the vehicle is in the safe to clean mode. receive temperature data corresponding to the sensor from the temperature monitor, the port is positioned to direct cleaning fluid from the reservoir to the sensor for heating the sensor and the programming instructions, when executed by the processor, will cause the processor to determine whether a current temperature of the sensor is less than a threshold temperature, and in response to determining that the current temperature is less than the first threshold temperature, cause the sensor cleaning subsystem to: heat the cleaning fluid, and initiate a cleaning cycle and direct the heated cleaning fluid to the sensor to increase the current temperature of the sensor; characterized by further comprising programming instructions that when executed by the processor, will cause the processor to, before causing the sensor cleaning subsystem to initiate the cleaning cycle: determine whether the vehicle is in a safe to clean mode; and initiate the cleaning cycle only in response to determining that the vehicle is in the safe to clean mode. heat the cleaning fluid, and initiate a cleaning cycle and direct the heated cleaning fluid to the sensor to increase the current temperature of the sensor; characterized by further comprising programming instructions that when executed by the processor, will cause the processor to, before causing the sensor cleaning subsystem to initiate the cleaning cycle: determine whether the vehicle is in a safe to clean mode; and initiate the cleaning cycle only in response to determining that the vehicle is in the safe to clean mode.