Patent ID: 8417414

Claim:
A method for managing passenger and vehicle safety, the method comprising: registering a passenger when the passenger enters a vehicle, wherein the registration comprises directly receiving by a vehicle processing unit, one of a plurality of identification parameters from a mobile phone of the passenger, mapping the passenger with the vehicle, and wherein the registration is performed at a first location based on at least one of the plurality of identification parameters received from the passenger; monitoring a plurality of vehicle status parameters in real time, wherein the plurality of vehicle status parameters comprise location of the vehicle relative to a predetermined route in the route map; generating a notification when a predefined notification condition occurs, wherein the predefined notification condition is associated with at least one of the vehicle status parameters and the identification parameters; and deregistering the passenger when the passenger exits the vehicle, the deregistration being performed at a second location based on at least one of the plurality of identification parameters received from the passenger.