To provide an attachment structure of a smart key unit for a motorcycle that can reduce a size of an attachment structure of a smart key unit around a head pipe. In an attachment structure of a smart key unit for a motorcycle that can cause an engine of a motorcycle to be in a startable state under a condition that an ID code transmitted from a smart key K that can be carried by a driver matches a normal ID code, the smart key unit is attached at a position in the rear of a head pipe included in a vehicle, and the smart key unit is arranged in a state in which a longitudinal direction M thereof is substantially orthogonal to a back and forth direction of the vehicle.

The present disclosure provides a method of opening a boarding door of a vehicle that provides use of a trunk room to a passenger reserving the trunk room. The method comprises keeping the boarding door closed until both a first condition and a second condition are satisfied and opening the boarding door or enabling the boarding door to be opened in response to both the first condition and the second condition being satisfied. Here, the first condition is that the passenger is in the vicinity of the boarding door. The second condition is that the trunk door is closed or that a reservation of the trunk room is cancelled.

The present disclosure provides a method of opening a boarding door of a vehicle that provides use of a trunk room to a passenger reserving the trunk room. The method comprises keeping the boarding door closed until both a first condition and a second condition are satisfied and opening the boarding door or enabling the boarding door to be opened in response to both the first condition and the second condition being satisfied. Here, the first condition is that the passenger is in the vicinity of the boarding door. The second condition is that the trunk door is closed or that a reservation of the trunk room is cancelled.

An apparatus for vehicle operator authentication operations can include multiple memory devices coupled to a processor. The processor can perform an authentication operation using determined driving patterns associated with an authorized operator of a vehicle in which the apparatus is deployed and information received from a global positioning satellite and a base station to determine whether a current operator of the vehicle is the authorized operator of the vehicle and determine whether the vehicle has experienced a vehicle event. The processor can also re-allocate computing resources between the first memory device and the second memory device in response to the determination that the vehicle has experienced the vehicle event and perform, using the re-allocated computing resources, a subsequent authentication operation using the determined driving patterns and the information received from the global positioning satellite and the base station to determine whether the current operator of the vehicle is the authorized operator of the vehicle.

An apparatus for vehicle operator authentication operations can include multiple memory devices coupled to a processor. The processor can perform an authentication operation using determined driving patterns associated with an authorized operator of a vehicle in which the apparatus is deployed and information received from a global positioning satellite and a base station to determine whether a current operator of the vehicle is the authorized operator of the vehicle and determine whether the vehicle has experienced a vehicle event. The processor can also re-allocate computing resources between the first memory device and the second memory device in response to the determination that the vehicle has experienced the vehicle event and perform, using the re-allocated computing resources, a subsequent authentication operation using the determined driving patterns and the information received from the global positioning satellite and the base station to determine whether the current operator of the vehicle is the authorized operator of the vehicle.

A visual theft prevention system for a vehicle 1 comprises at least one sheet of automotive glass configured as a vehicle windscreen 2, and; at least one film layer attached to the at least one sheet of automotive glass, the film layer configured to have an active state where the film layer is substantially opaque, and an inactive state where the film layer is substantially transparent, the film layer shaped and sized such that when in the active state, the view of a user through the vehicle windscreen 2 is substantially blocked.

A visual theft prevention system for a vehicle 1 comprises at least one sheet of automotive glass configured as a vehicle windscreen 2, and; at least one film layer attached to the at least one sheet of automotive glass, the film layer configured to have an active state where the film layer is substantially opaque, and an inactive state where the film layer is substantially transparent, the film layer shaped and sized such that when in the active state, the view of a user through the vehicle windscreen 2 is substantially blocked.

Example on-demand driver (ODD) systems and methods are described herein. An example method includes generating, with an ODD system, a softkey for a vehicle associated with an agreement between a driver-in-need (DIN) and an ODD, monitoring, with the ODD system, a location of an ODD device carried by the ODD, and transmitting, with the ODD system, the softkey to the ODD device when the ODD device is detected as being within a proximity of the vehicle. In the example method, the softkey is used to unlock the vehicle.

A method for signing up a user to a service for controlling at least one functionality in a vehicle (10) by means of a user terminal (20) comprises the following steps: —communicating a user identifier and an identifier associated with the vehicle (10) to a server (50); —having the server (50) authenticate an electronics unit (11) of the vehicle (10); —in the event of successful authentication, registering the user identifier and the identifier associated with the vehicle (10) in association with one another in the server (50).

Systems and methods are provided for authorizing a user to access an access-controlled environment. The system includes a system server platform that communicates with mobile devices (e.g., smartphones) and on-board vehicle computing devices accessed by users. The embodiments enable a series of operations whereby a user accessing a vehicle is prompted to biometrically authenticate using the user's smartphone or on-board vehicle computer. In addition, the system can further authorize the user and electronically facilitate access to the vehicle as well as perform other authorized operations relating to the use of the vehicle. In addition the vehicle access system integrates with various computing devices and computer-based services accessible to the user. The systems and methods also facilitate active monitoring of the vehicle occupants and environmental conditions using optical sensors and the like so as to enhance security, convenience and safety of the occupants during use of the vehicle.