Abstract: A system and method is provided for monitoring a vehicle for inhibiting substances comprising detecting, using a movement detector, movement of a vehicle, collecting, using an air sampler, an initial air sample of air within a cabin of the vehicle, analyzing, using an inhibiting substance detector, the air sample to determine whether an inhibiting substance is detected in the air sample, in response to determining that an inhibiting substance is detected in the air sample, increasing the sampling rate of the air sampler, until a predetermined number of samples are collected that also have been analyzed and an inhibiting substance detected therein and sending an alert to an administrator of the vehicle indicating that inhibited driving is occurring.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for monitoring a vehicle for inhibiting substances comprising detecting, using a movement detector, movement of a vehicle, collecting, using an air sampler, an initial air sample of air within a cabin of the vehicle, analyzing, using an inhibiting substance detector, the air sample to determine whether an inhibiting substance is detected in the air sample, in response to determining that an inhibiting substance is detected in the air sample, increasing the sampling rate of the air sampler, until a predetermined number of samples are collected that also have been analyzed and an inhibiting substance detected therein and sending an alert to an administrator of the vehicle indicating that inhibited driving is occurring.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for preventing cell phone use while driving. The method includes determining by a cell phone if the speed of the vehicle is greater than zero miles per hour, and, if so, transmitting a command request to a locking module wirelessly coupled to the mobile device. In response to the command request, the microcontroller generates a locking operation signal that is sent to the cell phone. Upon receipt, the cell phone locks operation of the device by a user. In this aspect, the microcontroller generates the locking operation signal to mimic a locking command from a wireless keyboard paired with the cell phone in order to circumvent any control by the operating system of the cell phone to restrict such controls by software applications.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for preventing cell phone use while driving. The method includes determining by a cell phone if the speed of the vehicle is greater than zero miles per hour, and, if so, transmitting a command request to a locking module wirelessly coupled to the mobile device. In response to the command request, the microcontroller generates a locking operation signal that is sent to the cell phone. Upon receipt, the cell phone locks operation of the device by a user. In this aspect, the microcontroller generates the locking operation signal to mimic a locking command from a wireless keyboard paired with the cell phone in order to circumvent any control by the operating system of the cell phone to restrict such controls by software applications.