SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTEXTUALLY CONTROLLING VEHICLE COMPONENTS BASED ON AN OCCUPANT'S GAZE

Systems and methods are provided for contextually controlling vehicle components based on the gaze of a vehicle occupant. The gaze of a vehicle occupant is monitored using one or more optical sensors and control circuitry to identify a first settled gaze. The gaze context is determined contemporaneously with the first settled gaze using one or more context sensors and the control circuitry. A vehicle component is identified based on the first settled gaze and the gaze context. A control signal is then generated at input/output circuitry to control the vehicle component, the control signal being based on the identified vehicle component and the first gaze context.