VEHICLE PROACTIVE INTERACTION SYSTEM FOR OCCUPANT AWARENESS INCLUDING TIMING AND INTERACTION STYLE SELECTION

An assistance system includes: a perception module configured to collect sensor data including data tracking behavior of a vehicle occupant in a host vehicle, and to determine perception information describing a current situation warranting initiation of an interactive dialog with the vehicle occupant; an interactive goal module configured to determine an interactive goal based on the determined perception information; an interaction timing module configured to determine timing for initiating the interactive dialog based on the interactive goal; a dialog module configured to, based on the perception information and the timing, initiate the interactive dialog to provide at least one of a suggestion and an offer to the vehicle occupant; and a vehicle control module configured to control operation of at least one of a device and a system of the host vehicle in response to the vehicle occupant accepting the at least one of the suggestion and the offer.