Patent ID: 8103412

Claim:
A system for controlling an operation of performing at least one of blind spot monitoring and cross traffic alert in a vehicle based on driver status, wherein at least one primary key is configured to be assigned to a primary driver and at least one secondary key is configured to be assigned to a secondary driver, the system comprising: a controller configured to: receive at least one driver status signal indicative of whether a driver of the vehicle is one of the primary driver and the secondary driver from a key ignition device; determine whether the driver of the vehicle is one of the primary and the secondary driver based on the at least one driver status signal; selectively control the operation of performing the at least one of blind spot monitoring and cross traffic alert based on the at least one driver status signal, and prevent the driver from disabling the operation of performing the at least one of blind spot monitoring and cross traffic alert in response to the at least one driver status signal indicating that the driver of the vehicle is the secondary driver.