Vehicle Safety Systems and Methods

The present disclosure is an electronic device that senses when the ignition of a vehicle has been turned off and automatically delivers a reminder, audibly, visibly, haptically or through other electronic means, to remind the driver to check the interior for any young passengers, pets, or valuables before exiting the vehicle. After this message is delivered, the device will continue to actively monitor the interior of the vehicle for both extreme compartment temperatures and any activity that indicates that a person or animal is still present inside of the vehicle. It will also sense any case where an individual has entered the vehicle unattended without the operator's knowledge and the vehicle is not started within a reasonable amount of time as expected. Once a determination for either of these situations has been made, an alert is delivered electronically to the vehicle owner or any other relevant parties in the vicinity. If no response or corrective action is taken by the recipients of these alerts after a second alert is provided, emergency services or a third-party monitoring service is contacted, via an integrated cellular device, to report the status of the vehicle to emergency services for assistance or intervention. The device will continue to stay in this "alert" mode until the vehicle ignition is activated by the operator. Operation of the vehicle or a direct connection with ignition switched voltage provides the power that to keep the battery of the device charged when the vehicle is not in use.