Abstract: A gateway of a vehicle is connected to a telematics control unit (TCU) and a plurality of electronic control units (ECUs). The gateway is programmed to receive a command from the TCU, the command specifying an electronic serial number (ESN) of a target ECU of the ECUs, and forward the command to the target ECU responsive to confirmation that the ESN of the target ECU is included in the web of trust.

Abstract: A vehicle includes onboard controller(s) that initiate an automated feedback mode responsive to software updates to vehicle controller(s), and which generate a trigger signal upon detecting update status inquiry conditions and feedback concluded conditions. The trigger signal causes communication of a feedback update status identifying success or failure of the software update, and terminates the feedback mode upon detecting feedback concluded conditions. The update status inquiry conditions include, for example, one or more of a vehicle door handle actuation, receiving a wireless remote keyfob signal, receiving a wireless software update status inquiry, detecting an instrument cluster switch actuation, and other update status inquiry conditions.

Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating driver performance while maintaining privacy include a vehicle having sensors configured to generate data indicating driving behaviors while the vehicle is being driven. A performance algorithm corresponding to an identifier transmitted from the vehicle to a server is downloaded from the server, and a performance rating calculated by the vehicle by applying the data to the downloaded performance algorithm is displayed by the vehicle. The performance rating and not the data is communicated from the vehicle to the identified server.

Abstract: A vehicle includes onboard controller(s) that initiate an automated feedback mode responsive to software updates to vehicle controller(s), and which generate a trigger signal upon detecting update status inquiry conditions and feedback concluded conditions. The trigger signal causes communication of a feedback update status identifying success or failure of the software update, and terminates the feedback mode upon detecting feedback concluded conditions. The update status inquiry conditions include, for example, one or more of a vehicle door handle actuation, receiving a wireless remote keyfob signal, receiving a wireless software update status inquiry, detecting an instrument cluster switch actuation, and other update status inquiry conditions.

Abstract: A gateway of a vehicle is connected to a telematics control unit (TCU) and a plurality of electronic control units (ECUs). The gateway is programmed to receive a command from the TCU, the command specifying an electronic serial number (ESN) of a target ECU of the ECUs, and forward the command to the target ECU responsive to confirmation that the ESN of the target ECU is included in the web of trust.

Abstract: An embedded modem communicates over a vehicle bus with controllers that each include data storage. The embedded modem queries the controllers over the bus to identify controllers having available storage, such that if the available storage is located on a priority controller, the embedded modem sends received data over the bus to the priority controller. Otherwise, if the available storage is available on a non-priority controller, the embedded modem send the data over the bus to the non-priority controller. The embedded modem queries the controllers over the bus to confirm that the controllers storing the received data are available for data offload, and responsive to the confirmation, requests the stored data over the bus and transmits the stored data over a wide-area network to a telematics server.

Abstract: An embedded modem communicates over a vehicle bus with controllers that each include data storage. The embedded modem queries the controllers over the bus to identify controllers having available storage, such that if the available storage is located on a priority controller, the embedded modem sends received data over the bus to the priority controller. Otherwise, if the available storage is available on a non-priority controller, the embedded modem send the data over the bus to the non-priority controller. The embedded modem queries the controllers over the bus to confirm that the controllers storing the received data are available for data offload, and responsive to the confirmation, requests the stored data over the bus and transmits the stored data over a wide-area network to a telematics server.

Abstract: Priority data is accessed to determine a priority of a software update specific to a vehicle to be updated. The software update is pushed to a vehicle responsive to the priority indicating that the software update is an add-on authorized for use by the vehicle. Otherwise, the software update is scheduled to the vehicle at a time according to the priority and a geographic region of the vehicle.

Abstract: A server receives, from a vehicle, a message indicating a geographic region in which the vehicle is located responsive to vehicle presence in the region for a predefined period, responsive to the message, updates a data store to associate the vehicle with the region, and responsive to a vehicle request for software updates, indicates software updates provided by a regional software delivery network of the region based on the association. In response to determining, based on location information received from a positioning system, that the vehicle is located in a geographic region for a predefined plurality of region checks, a vehicle controller sends an indication of the region to a server. In response to receiving from the server addresses hosted by a regional software delivery network of software updates specific to vehicles located within the region, the controller establishes a connection with the network and installs the software updates.