EMERGENT RESPONSE COMMUNICATIONS FOR VEHICLE COMPANION

A system and method for automatically engaging a vehicle user with a mobile device user. The method includes: receiving a mobile device user input from a mobile device user, wherein the mobile device user input indicates a presence of an emergent situation; transmitting a vehicle-mobile device connect message to a vehicle mobile application, wherein the vehicle mobile application is a mobile application for engaging with a vehicle of the vehicle user; and in response to receiving the vehicle-mobile device connect message at the vehicle mobile application, establishing direct communications between a vehicle user device executing the vehicle mobile application and a mobile device at which the mobile device user input is provided by the mobile device user.