A control system for construction machinery includes a smart key configured to store a plurality of authentication codes and activate any one of the authentication codes, and a plurality of construction machines including a plurality of smart key modules mounted thereon respectively, the smart key modules communicating wirelessly with the smart key and having respective registration authentication codes which match with the authentication codes respectively. The construction machine including the smart key module having the registration authentication code which matches with the activated authentication code is controlled by the smart key.

A vehicle control system (VCS) includes external communication interfaces, such as a Bluetooth interface, for communicating with a user communication and control device, such as a smart phone or a tablet. The user is enabled to operate certain features of the vehicle, such as the remote start, power locks/trunk, climate control, and security features, through the smart phone. The VCS may also communicate with a remote server via the user's smartphone, for example, providing telematics data and receiving service reminders for display to the user on the smartphone, the VCS, or a display built into the vehicle. The VCS may be custom installed in the vehicle using the user's or the installer's smartphone, without a physical connection from the VCS to the smartphone.

A vehicle control system includes a controller and a first fob, wherein the controller is configured to control a first communicator of the vehicle to transmit a deactivation signal to the first fob based on the first fob being detected in the vehicle after locking the vehicle, and the first fob that includes a second communicator communicating with the first communicator and is configured to control the second communicator to switch at least one predetermined communication function to an inactive state based on the reception of the deactivation signal.

A vehicle control system (VCS) includes external communication interfaces, such as a Bluetooth interface, for communicating with a user communication and control device, such as a smart phone or a tablet. The user is enabled to operate certain features of the vehicle, such as the remote start, power locks/trunk, climate control, and security features, through the smart phone. The VCS may also communicate with a remote server via the user's smartphone, for example, providing telematics data and receiving service reminders For display to the user on the smartphone, the VCS, or a display built into the vehicle. The VCS may be custom installed in the vehicle using, the user's or the installer's smartphone, without a physical connection from the VCS to the smartphone.

A vehicle having at least one vehicle access secured by a first lock and at least one secure area secured by a second lock. The vehicle may also have a receiver configured to receive a command from a remote computing system to unlock the vehicle access or the secure area.

A fingerprint data reset system that may reset registered fingerprint data through an on-board diagnostics includes: a vehicle including a first controller configured to authenticate input fingerprint data based on comparison between the input fingerprint data and registered fingerprint data; and the on-board diagnostics configured to communicate with a plurality of controllers of the vehicle through an in-vehicle communication network of the vehicle, wherein the on-board diagnostics is configured to transmit a fingerprint reset request signal to the first controller among the plurality of controllers based on receiving a user input for resetting the registered fingerprint data, and the first controller is configured to determine whether the user input is received from a user of the vehicle based on the fingerprint reset request signal, and reset the registered fingerprint data based on a determination that the user input is received from the user of the vehicle.

A vehicle control system (VCS) includes external communication interfaces, such as a Bluetooth® interface, for communicating with a user communication and control device, such as a smart phone or a tablet. The user is enabled to operate certain features of the vehicle, such as the remote start, power locks/trunk, climate control, and security features, through the smart phone. The VCS may also communicate with a remote server via the user's smartphone, for example, providing telematics data and receiving service reminders for display to the user on the smartphone, the VCS, or a display built into the vehicle. The VCS may be custom installed in the vehicle using the user's or the installer's smartphone, without a physical connection from the VCS to the smartphone.

A vehicle control system (VCS) includes external communication interfaces, such as a Bluetooth interface, for communicating with a user communication and control device, such as a smart phone or a tablet. The user is enabled to operate certain features of the vehicle, such as the remote start, power locks/trunk, climate control, and security features, through the smart phone. The VCS may also communicate with a remote server via the user's smartphone, for example, providing telematics data and receiving service reminders for display to the user on the smartphone, the VCS, or a display built into the vehicle. The VCS may be custom installed in the vehicle using the user's or the installer's smartphone, without a physical connection from the VCS to the smartphone.

The present disclosure relates to methods and associated systems for unlocking a vehicle. The vehicle has a first input device and a second input device. The method includes (1) receiving a passcode from the first input device; (2) receiving a confirmation of the passcode from the second input device; and (3) in response to the confirmation, storing the passcode in a storage device associated with the vehicle. The passcode is input by operating the first input device in a first predetermined way, and, the confirmation is input by operating the second input device in a second predetermined way.

There is provided a method for identifying malicious activity that changes the integrity of data sent out from a vehicle, comprising: intercepting, by an output data monitoring agent that monitors data sent out from the vehicle to an external receiving computing unit using a communication interface in communication with a network; intercepting, by at least one sensor data monitoring agent that monitors sensor data outputted by at least one sensor associated with the vehicle; monitoring the integrity of the data sent out by the vehicle by analyzing the data collected by the output data monitoring agent with the sensor data collected by the at least one sensor data monitoring agent to identify a mismatch; and identifying an indication of malicious activity that changed the data sent out from the vehicle relative to the data sensed by the at least one sensor.