Abstract: Various embodiments of vehicle access and management systems and methods are disclosed herein for providing added functionality and connected-vehicle services to vehicles. The frontend of the system may include an in-vehicle infotainment unit running a custom application which may communicate with the various electronic systems of the vehicle in order to issue commands, perform actions, and obtain data. Through the custom application, the in-vehicle infotainment unit may be able to pair with peripheral devices for added functionality or wirelessly communicate with the backend of the system, which may include remote servers, cloud-based servers, and/or mobile applications configured to carry out the connected-vehicle services and manage their associated databases.

Abstract: A vehicle alarm system includes a receiver transmitter subsystem, a G.P.S. subsystem for locating a position and a control CPU. The CPU performs a log and locate function in which it logs a first position of the vehicle once during an armed state of an alarm system and then, in response to the passage of a certain time interval, locates the position again. If the position of the vehicle has changed during the alarm of the alarm system, the vehicle's position is transmitted via the receiver/transmitter subsystem to a security response center that can then receive tracking information and locate the vehicle.