A portable access device for wirelessly gaining access to a vehicle includes a transceiver, receive and transmit queues, and a control module. The transceiver, during a current connection event, receives first notification messages from a PaaK system of the vehicle and in response thereto transmits second notification messages to the PaaK system. The first notification messages and the second notification message are transmitted to establish a communication link between the portable access device and the PaaK system. The receive queue receives the first notification messages. The transmit queue stores the second notification messages. The control module, based on a first one of the first notification messages, determines what data was transmitted during a last connection event prior to the current connection event and generates one or more of the second notification messages to include data not previously received during the last connection event.

A door locking mechanism and a seat forward tilt locking mechanism are installed in a vehicle. When a user moves away from the vehicle, a door lock and a seat forward tilt lock are engaged. A signal for unlocking the door lock and a signal for releasing the seat forward tilt lock are differentiated from each other, to thereby protect the vehicle against theft.

A door locking mechanism and a seat forward tilt locking mechanism are installed in a vehicle. When a user moves away from the vehicle, a door lock and a seat forward tilt lock are engaged. A signal for unlocking the door lock and a signal for releasing the seat forward tilt lock are differentiated from each other, to thereby protect the vehicle against theft.

The present disclosure relates to a method for determining a functional inventory of a functional unit, wherein in the functional unit at least one function that has already been installed can be enabled and thus activated in each case and/or at least one function can be subsequently installed and so that it can be activated in each case and wherein the functional inventory of the functional unit represents the set of functions that are actually activated. The current functional inventory of the functional unit is determined by a control device of the functional unit and an actual inventory specification is generated for the current functional inventory, which describes the determined functional inventory, and in an external server device, a target inventory specification relating to a target functional inventory is requested from a predetermined blockchain credit account and in the event that the determined actual inventory specification differs from the target inventory specification, a predetermined forcing measure for predetermining the target functional inventory is triggered.

The present disclosure relates to a method for determining a functional inventory of a functional unit, wherein in the functional unit at least one function that has already been installed can be enabled and thus activated in each case and/or at least one function can be subsequently installed and so that it can be activated in each case and wherein the functional inventory of the functional unit represents the set of functions that are actually activated. The current functional inventory of the functional unit is determined by a control device of the functional unit and an actual inventory specification is generated for the current functional inventory, which describes the determined functional inventory, and in an external server device, a target inventory specification relating to a target functional inventory is requested from a predetermined blockchain credit account and in the event that the determined actual inventory specification differs from the target inventory specification, a predetermined forcing measure for predetermining the target functional inventory is triggered.

A vehicle control device that includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory, and that controls driving of a vehicle door. The processor being configured to determine multiple times whether or not a communication terminal communicable with the vehicle control device is in a cabin-external region, which is a predetermined region external to a cabin of the vehicle, in a case in which a door switch of the vehicle door has been operated. The processor being configured to perform control to drive the vehicle door in accordance with the operation of the door switch in a case in which it has been determined at least one time or more, based on determination results, that the communication terminal is in the cabin-external region.

A vehicle control device that includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory, and that controls driving of a vehicle door. The processor being configured to determine multiple times whether or not a communication terminal communicable with the vehicle control device is in a cabin-external region, which is a predetermined region external to a cabin of the vehicle, in a case in which a door switch of the vehicle door has been operated. The processor being configured to perform control to drive the vehicle door in accordance with the operation of the door switch in a case in which it has been determined at least one time or more, based on determination results, that the communication terminal is in the cabin-external region.

A vehicle control device includes: an acquisition section configured to acquire a determination result as to whether a predetermined communication terminal is in a vehicle cabin interior area, and acquire another determination result as to whether or not the communication terminal is in a vehicle cabin exterior area; and a control section configured to, based on the determination results of the acquisition section, initiate a closing operation of a vehicle door in cases in which a determination is made that the communication terminal is in the vehicle cabin exterior area, and stop the closing operation in cases in which a determination is made that the communication terminal is in the vehicle cabin interior area after the closing operation was initiated.

A vehicle control device includes: an acquisition section configured to acquire a determination result as to whether a predetermined communication terminal is in a vehicle cabin interior area, and acquire another determination result as to whether or not the communication terminal is in a vehicle cabin exterior area; and a control section configured to, based on the determination results of the acquisition section, initiate a closing operation of a vehicle door in cases in which a determination is made that the communication terminal is in the vehicle cabin exterior area, and stop the closing operation in cases in which a determination is made that the communication terminal is in the vehicle cabin interior area after the closing operation was initiated.

Among other things, techniques are described for a passenger support system. In an example, a reported number of passengers associated with on-demand mobility transportation services is obtained in response to passengers opting-in to a passenger support system. The reported number of passengers is compared with a vehicle detected number of passengers. In response to the reported number of passengers being unequal to the vehicle detected number of passengers, a remote customer assistant is enabled.