Methods include obtaining client data corresponding to a client. Methods further include determining one or more areas of interest of the client using the client data. Methods further include obtaining location data corresponding to the client. The location data comprises a geographic location of the client and a current direction of movement of the client. Methods further include determining one or more potential locations of the client using the location data. Methods further include receiving a plurality of commercial messages from a central control center, each of the plurality of commercial messages associated with a plurality of tags. Methods further include identifying a relevant commercial message from the plurality of commercial messages, such that the relevant commercial message is associated with a tag corresponding to at least one of the one or more areas of interest and a tag corresponding to at least one of the one or more potential locations.

A system and method of managing media content for coordinated content playback at a vehicle, the method including: receiving a vehicle playback indication, wherein the vehicle playback indication indicates that media content is or recently was being presented on a personal content playback device; receiving media content playback information concerning playback of the media content to be carried out at the vehicle and/or playback of the media content at the personal content playback device; obtaining media content based on the media content playback information; and sending the media content to the vehicle, wherein the vehicle is configured to present the media content at the vehicle using one or more vehicle-user interfaces that are installed in the vehicle.

A vehicle identification system includes one or more displays associated with a vehicle, and a network-accessible controller. The one or more displays are located to be visible from an exterior of the vehicle. The controller is adapted to generate a first signal with an identifier to be transmitted to a mobile communication device associated with a vehicle or its driver in response to receiving a ride request from a user. The mobile communication device associated with the vehicle or its driver is adapted to generate a second signal indicative of the identifier to be transmitted to the one or more displays. The controller is also adapted to generate a further signal for displaying an advertisement on the one or more displays.

The present disclosure describes a vehicle implementing one or more processing modules. These modules are configured to connect and interface with the various buses in the vehicle, where the various buses are connected with the various components of the vehicle to facilitate information transfer among the vehicle components. Each processing module is further modularized with the ability to add and replace other functional modules now or in the future. These functional modules can themselves act as distinct vehicle components. Each processing modules may hand-off processing to other modules depending on its health, processing load, or by third-party control. Thus, the plurality of processing modules helps to implement a middleware point of control to the vehicle with redundancy in processing and safety and security awareness in their applications.

By way of example, novel systems and methods for delivering advertisement contents to connected vehicles are disclosed. A system for delivering advertisement contents to one or more connected vehicles over a network include a plurality of connected vehicles coupled to a server. The plurality of connected vehicles may be in communications with the server via a first wireless network and may be in communications with each other, and the server may be configured to manage and deliver advertisement contents to the connected vehicles over the network. Each connected vehicle may be configured to output, via an electronic display means and/or an audio means, the advertisement contents, which may be selected based in part on location information of the connected vehicles, local time information, or attributes of people around the connected vehicles. As a result, the effect of delivery of the advertisement contents may be significantly increased by using the connected vehicles.

The present disclosure describes a vehicle implementing one or more processing modules. These modules are configured to connect and interface with the various buses in the vehicle, where the various buses are connected with the various components of the vehicle to facilitate information transfer among the vehicle components. Each processing module is further modularized with the ability to add and replace other functional modules now or in the future. These functional modules can themselves act as distinct vehicle components. Each processing modules may hand-off processing to other modules depending on its health, processing load, or by third-party control. Thus, the plurality of processing modules helps to implement a middleware point of control to the vehicle with redundancy in processing and safety and security awareness in their applications.

Described is an airborne fulfillment center (AFC) and the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to deliver items from the AFC to users. For example, the AFC may be an airship that remains at a high altitude (e.g., 45,000 feet) and UAVs with ordered items may be deployed from the AFC to deliver ordered items to user designated delivery locations. As the UAVs descend, they can navigate horizontally toward a user specified delivery location using little to no power, other than to stabilize the UAV and/or guide the direction of descent. Shuttles (smaller airships) may be used to replenish the AFC with inventory, UAVs, supplies, fuel, etc. Likewise, the shuttles may be utilized to transport workers to and from the AFC.

A vehicle roadworthiness assessment system may include a diagnostic apparatus for performing diagnostics on a vehicle, where the diagnostic apparatus is configured to connect to and request a status of components of the vehicle; a processor to determine a diagnostic assessment for each vehicle based on the diagnostics; a monitoring station connected to the diagnostic apparatus to receive the diagnostic assessment and score for each vehicle where the diagnostics were performed; and storage connected to the diagnostic apparatus and configured to store data of the diagnostic assessment.

Systems, apparatuses, and methods for trusted vehicle messaging may include receiving a communication from one or more of an internal vehicle component or an external communication system and composing a trusted message to be displayed in response to the received communication. Content may be managed to be displayed on one or more displays supported by a body of a vehicle.

Electronic digital display systems, including roadside display devices, vehicle-based devices, personal mobile devices, intermediary servers, advertising servers, and/or additional external data sources may operate individually or in combination to identify one or more vehicle locations, driving routes, driver and passenger characteristics, and the like. Vehicle and individual characteristics may be determined based on data received from traffic cameras, vehicle-based devices, personal mobile devices, and/or other data sources. Based on the vehicle characteristics, individual characteristics, driving data and driving patterns, and the like, digital content may be determined for electronic roadside displays to be viewable by the approaching vehicles, and/or other digital display devices to be viewable by associated individuals via other display devices and at other times. Various techniques may be used to determine customized digital content, such as targeted advertisements and/or driving or vehicle safety messages, including retrieval and aggregation of certain characteristics, prioritization of characteristics, and real-time auctions for advertisements. Additionally, certain systems may be interactive to allow user responses and follow-up content via on-board vehicle devices or other user devices.