OCCUPANT IMPAIRMENT DETECTING AND ADDRESSING SYSTEM

A system includes sensors that obtain occupant data of an occupant within the ego vehicle. The ego vehicle is part of a platoon of vehicles. The system includes one or more processors, and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations. The operations include determining, based on the occupant data, an impairment status of the occupant; and in response to determining the impairment status, selectively implementing an action to address the impairment status. The action includes communicating, using one or more coded status messages, at least a portion of the impairment status to one or more other vehicles in the platoon, and implementing a navigation action of the ego vehicle.