Methods and systems for communicating vehicular data
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
- an electronic control module generating a diagnostic message; and
wireless equipment automatically wirelessly communicating the diagnostic message to a manufacturer of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle is disclosed that wirelessly communicates diagnostic messages. The vehicle includes an electronic control module and wireless communications equipment. The electronic control module generates a diagnostic message, and the wireless communications equipment automatically wirelessly communicates the diagnostic message to a manufacturer of the vehicle. The diagnostic message may represent an emergency condition, such as an emergency condition determined from an output of an accelerometer. The wireless equipment may include a cellular communications device and/or a satellite communications device.
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
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an electronic control module generating a diagnostic message; and
wireless equipment automatically wirelessly communicating the diagnostic message to a manufacturer of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicle, comprising:
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an accelerometer producing an output;
an electronic control module generating a diagnostic message from the output of the accelerometer; and
wireless equipment commanded by the electronic control module to wirelessly communicate the diagnostic message to a manufacturer of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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