Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Dawn M Chorbagian

Christopher L Oesterling

Orhan Bulan

David Hahn Clifford

Paul H Pebbles

Robert R Miles

Hrushit B Raval

A smoke detection system for an interior of a vehicle is provided. The smoke detection system includes a detection module and a reporting module. The detection module, while the vehicle is being used as part of a car sharing or ride sharing service: receives a sensor signal from a smoke detector; compares data included in the sensor signal to smoke characteristic or smoke pattern data; based on the comparison, determines whether an occupant of the vehicle is smoking; and generates an alert signal if the occupant is smoking. The reporting module at least one of: based on the alert signal, visually or audibly provides a warning to the occupant to stop smoking; transmits the alert signal to a mobile device of the occupant to indicate that a smoking event has been detected; or transmits the alert signal to a network device of a service provider to report the smoking event.

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Plymouth, MI, United States of America

Dawn M Chorbagian