Telematics for a towed vehicle
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1. A telematics system for a vehicle to be towed, the telematics system comprising:
- a vehicle communication network configured to receive vehicle data from at least one vehicle system of a plurality of vehicle systems;
a towing mode control switch in the vehicle; and
processing circuitry that determines a towing mode status of the vehicle based on a state of a transmission gear selector being in neutral as an interlock to recognize enablement of the towing mode control switch, generates telematics data based on the vehicle data, partitions and prioritizes the telematics data into a group of high bandwidth data having a lower latency and higher frequency transmission and a group of low bandwidth data having a less frequent transmission, and transmits the telematics data to a remote access system according to the groups based on the towing mode status of the vehicle indicating that the vehicle is configured to be towed.
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Abstract
A telematics system for a vehicle to be towed is provided. The telematics system includes a vehicle communication network configured to receive vehicle data from at least one vehicle system of a plurality of vehicle systems. The telematics system also includes a telematics module configured to determine a towing mode status of the vehicle, generate telematics data based on the vehicle data, and transmit the telematics data to a remote access system based on the towing mode status of the vehicle indicating that the vehicle is configured to be towed.
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1. A telematics system for a vehicle to be towed, the telematics system comprising:
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a vehicle communication network configured to receive vehicle data from at least one vehicle system of a plurality of vehicle systems; a towing mode control switch in the vehicle; and processing circuitry that determines a towing mode status of the vehicle based on a state of a transmission gear selector being in neutral as an interlock to recognize enablement of the towing mode control switch, generates telematics data based on the vehicle data, partitions and prioritizes the telematics data into a group of high bandwidth data having a lower latency and higher frequency transmission and a group of low bandwidth data having a less frequent transmission, and transmits the telematics data to a remote access system according to the groups based on the towing mode status of the vehicle indicating that the vehicle is configured to be towed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for providing telematics for a vehicle to be towed, the method comprising:
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receiving vehicle data from at least one vehicle system of a plurality of vehicle systems; determining a towing mode status of the vehicle based on a state of a transmission gear selector being in neutral as an interlock to recognize enablement of a towing mode control switch in the vehicle; generating telematics data based on the vehicle data; partitioning and prioritizing the telematics data into a group of high bandwidth data having a lower latency and higher frequency transmission and a group of low bandwidth data having a less frequent transmission; and transmitting the telematics data to a remote access system based on the towing mode status of the vehicle indicating that the vehicle is configured to be towed. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for telematics data management for a vehicle to be towed, the method comprising:
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receiving telematics data at a remote access system from the vehicle based on vehicle data from at least one vehicle system of a plurality of vehicle systems while the vehicle is configured to be towed, wherein the remote access system is a smartphone or tablet computer, and the telematics data is partitioned and prioritized into a group of high bandwidth data having a lower latency and higher frequency transmission and a group of low bandwidth data having a less frequent transmission; displaying the telematics data on a user interface of the remote access system, the displaying including a rear distance status based on one or more rear distance sensors of the vehicle as received in the group of high bandwidth data; receiving a request at the remote access system via the user interface to change a state of one or more of the vehicle systems; and transmitting one or more commands from the remote access system to the vehicle to change the state of one or more of the vehicle systems. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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