CPC B60Q 3/217 (2017.02) [A61L 2/10 (2013.01); A61L 2/24 (2013.01); B60Q 1/0023 (2013.01); B60Q 3/233 (2017.02); B60Q 3/70 (2017.02); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); A61L 2202/25 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |
1. An autonomous seat sanitizing system for a vehicle, the autonomous seat sanitizing system comprising one or more processors and a memory communicably coupled to the one or more processors and storing a vehicle seat sanitizing system control module including computer-readable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
detect a person approaching a vehicle;
determine a first distance of the person to a handle of a front seat door and a second distance of the person to a handle of a rear seat door;
if the first distance is less than the second distance, determine if at least one front seat in the vehicle is unoccupied;
if at least one front seat is unoccupied, control operation of the vehicle to direct a sanitizing ultraviolet light onto the at least one unoccupied front seat;
if the second distance is less than the first distance, determine if at least one rear seat in the vehicle is unoccupied; and
if at least one rear seat is unoccupied, control operation of the vehicle to direct a sanitizing ultraviolet light onto the at least one unoccupied rear seat.
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