US 11,958,436 B2
Seatbelt interlock
Oliver Jeromin, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US); Henning Wigger, Detroit, MI (US); Vismay Aggarwal, Lake Forest, CA (US); and Efren Cabebe, Costa Mesa, CA (US)
Assigned to Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/848,085.
Prior Publication US 2023/0415698 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 22/48 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 22/48 (2013.01) [B60R 2022/4816 (2013.01); B60R 2022/485 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4858 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4866 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
determining that a driver has occupied a driver seat of a vehicle;
enabling a first vehicle feature upon determining that a seat belt criteria is met based upon a detection of each of a set of conditions, the set of conditions including:
expiration of a delay time after the vehicle driver occupies the driver seat;
an engagement of a driver's seat belt latch after the expiration of the delay time; and
a positioning of a driver's seat belt on a shoulder of the vehicle driver.