Abstract: A vehicle fault early warning system is provided in which a central processing system (e.g., vehicle manufacturer, service center, third party) transmits a warning once a set of conditions is identified that routinely leads to a particular vehicle malfunction, where the malfunction may either cause the failure of a component/subsystem or cause a component/subsystem to perform out-of-spec. The warning may be accompanied by instructions as to how to avoid, or at least mitigate, the effects of the vehicle malfunction.

Abstract: A vehicle fault early warning system is provided in which a central processing system (e.g., vehicle manufacturer, service center, third party) transmits a warning once a set of conditions is identified that routinely leads to a particular vehicle malfunction, where the malfunction may either cause the failure of a component/subsystem or cause a component/subsystem to perform out-of-spec. The warning may be accompanied by instructions as to how to avoid, or at least mitigate, the effects of the vehicle malfunction.

Abstract: A vehicle fault early warning system is provided in which a central processing system (e.g., vehicle manufacturer, service center, third party) transmits a warning once a set of conditions is identified that routinely leads to a particular vehicle malfunction, where the malfunction may either cause the failure of a component/subsystem or cause a component/subsystem to perform out-of-spec. The warning, which may be accompanied by instructions as to how to avoid, or at least mitigate, the effects of the vehicle malfunction, may either be sent to all users or only those that are likely to be affected by the malfunction.

Abstract: A vehicle fault early warning system is provided in which a central processing system (e.g., vehicle manufacturer, service center, third party) transmits a warning once a set of conditions is identified that routinely leads to a particular vehicle malfunction, where the malfunction may either cause the failure of a component/subsystem or cause a component/subsystem to perform out-of-spec. The warning, which may be accompanied by instructions as to how to avoid, or at least mitigate, the effects of the vehicle malfunction, may either be sent to all users or only those that are likely to be affected by the malfunction.

Abstract: A method of using private vehicles for testing is provided, where the method includes the steps of (i) transmitting a request to users of the vehicle/technology to be tested, (ii) transmitting test protocols and/or software updates to users that accept the request to participate in the test, (iii) monitoring a set of vehicle performance characteristics during the test, (iv) transmitting a data log generated during the test for each participating user/vehicle, and (v) issuing participation rewards, such as a coupon for goods and services offered by the vehicle's manufacturer, to test participants.