METHOD OF FACILITATING OCCUPANT SAFETY IN AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND A VEHICLE OCCUPANT SAFETY SYSTEM

A method of facilitating occupant safety in an autonomous vehicle is provided. The method comprises: sensing, by using a first detector (D1), presence of a person in the vehicle and generating a presence data; evaluating the presence data to determine if the person present in the vehicle is a child; sensing, by using a second detector (D2), the status of an integrated child seat (3) in the vehicle and generating a seat status data; evaluating the seat status data to determine if the seat (3) is activated; and in the event it is determined that the person present is a child and that the integrated child seat (3) is in an activated state, generate a notification data for a vehicle operation system. Further, a vehicle occupant safety system (1000) to be used in an autonomous vehicle is provided.