Disclosed herein are a method for managing an access control list based on an automotive Ethernet and an apparatus for the same. The method includes analyzing a new access control rule that is input to a vehicle in which the automotive Ethernet is applied, searching for any one target unit to manage the new access control rule in consideration of at least one of a destination and an application target corresponding to the new access control rule, and storing the new access control rule by transmitting a storage request message corresponding to the new access control rule to the target unit.

Vehicle structure includes a front seat for a driver and a rear seat for a passenger aligned with each other. The front seat is slidable and/or tiltable between a rearward position, in which it is rigidly secured to the frame of the rear seat by a releasable locking device, and a forward position, in which a gap is formed between the front seat and the rear seat to facilitate the access and exit of the passenger.

Example door control systems and methods are described. In one implementation, a method receives image data from a camera mounted to a vehicle. The image data is analyzed by a door control system to determine whether a user is near the vehicle. If a user is identified near the vehicle, the method determines whether the user intends to open a garage door based on the image data.

A system includes a vehicle cover, a mechanical tensioning device, a memory device, storing instructions, and one or more processors configured to execute instructions to perform the steps of a method to secure a vehicle. The mechanical tensioning device may include attachment means to attach the device to a wheel of the vehicle and means to attach a security cable of the vehicle cover integrated into a bottom edge of the vehicle cover to the mechanical tensioning device. The mechanical tensioning device may include a rotational reel connected to either a tensioning motor or a tensioning crank and optionally including either a mechanical bi-stable device or one or more sensors configured to monitor the tension of the security cable when engaged to the mechanical tensioning device. The processor may monitor for a change in tension and execute one or more security measures in response.

A system includes a vehicle cover, a mechanical tensioning device, a memory device, storing instructions, and one or more processors configured to execute instructions to perform the steps of a method to secure a vehicle. The mechanical tensioning device may include attachment means to attach the device to a wheel of the vehicle and means to attach a security cable of the vehicle cover integrated into a bottom edge of the vehicle cover to the mechanical tensioning device. The mechanical tensioning device may include a rotational reel connected to either a tensioning motor or a tensioning crank and optionally including either a mechanical bi-stable device or one or more sensors configured to monitor the tension of the security cable when engaged to the mechanical tensioning device. The processor may monitor for a change in tension and execute one or more security measures in response.

A shield for covering a portion of an underside of a vehicle for preventing theft of components of the vehicle is disclosed. The shield includes a first section, a second section, and a third section. Each of the first, second, and third sections has a first end portion and a second end portion. The first section second end portion is in attachment with the second section first end portion, and the second section second end portion is in attachment with the third section first end portion. The first section and the third section are parallel. The shield has a lowered configuration where the shield receives a portion of a vehicle's wheels onto the third section. The weight of the vehicle applies a downward force onto the third section transitioning the shield into a raised configuration such that the first section covers a portion of the underside of the vehicle.

A shield for covering a portion of an underside of a vehicle for preventing theft of components of the vehicle is disclosed. The shield includes a first section, a second section, and a third section. Each of the first, second, and third sections has a first end portion and a second end portion. The first section second end portion is in attachment with the second section first end portion, and the second section second end portion is in attachment with the third section first end portion. The first section and the third section are parallel. The shield has a lowered configuration where the shield receives a portion of a vehicle's wheels onto the third section. The weight of the vehicle applies a downward force onto the third section transitioning the shield into a raised configuration such that the first section covers a portion of the underside of the vehicle.

It is provided a wearable device for determining when a user has fallen down. The wearable device comprises: a first biometric sensor for obtaining first biometric data of the user, wherein the first biometric sensor is a first accelerometer configured to measure acceleration of a part of a first limb of the user; a second biometric sensor for obtaining second biometric data of the user comprising a finger pressure parameter; and a third biometric sensor for obtaining third biometric data, the third biometric sensor being a second accelerometer configured to measure acceleration of a body part of the user being distinct from the first limb. The wearable device is configured to determine an identity of the user is based on the first biometric data, the second biometric data and the third biometric data, the identity being used to control access to a physical space, and to determine when the user has fallen down.

Techniques for using a detector coupled to a controller area network (CAN) bus of a vehicle system to identify and generate alerts in response to wake-up attacks on the vehicle system. Techniques include an electronic control unit (ECU) sending a wake-up message across the CAN bus that is detected by the detector. The detector includes memory and a processor to identify the timestamp of the wake-up message when the vehicle ignition is off. The detector determines a total operational time for the ECU over an observation time period and generates a notification of a wake-up anomaly when the total operational time over the observation time period exceeds a predetermined threshold.

A method includes receiving a request to assume control of a vehicle generated by a candidate operator via a first communication pathway. The method obtains a key from an onboard controller of the vehicle and communicates the key to the candidate operator via a second communication pathway that is different from the first communication pathway. The method determines the candidate operator to be a confirmed operator based at least in part on obtaining the key from the candidate operator via the first communication pathway.