Cloud-based dynamic vehicle sharing system and method

Abstract

A system and method for vehicle sharing include a vehicle having sensors, a vehicle computing system (VCS) including a processor and a memory communicating with the sensor and programmed to store sensor data associated with a vehicle sharing trip, and a human-machine interface (HMI) communicating with the VCS and displaying a vehicle sharing trip cost using the sensor data associated with vehicleand / or vehicle component wear and tear incurred during the trip, trip cost savings based on the pricing method, and presenting related coupons. Vehicle sharing cost may be determined for a vehicle use, driver, route, road conditions, parking behavior, weather, etc. based on data from vehicle sensors and external sensors to detect ambient and operating conditions. Sensor data may be communicated tocloud-based networks for processing, analysis, and cost determination using models associating sensor data with component wear, driver's characteristics, historical behavior, and related maintenanceand repair cost.

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technical field [0001] Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a car-sharing system that includes a vehicle computing and telematics system that transmits data to a cloud-based server for a car-sharing operator to Provides dynamic payment calculations or pricing, including peer-to-peer vehicle sharing, shared leasing and other forms of vehicle or car sharing, ridesharing or carpooling. Background technique [0002] Vehicle manufacturers and some rental and leasing companies are beginning to explore car-sharing programs for the purchase, lease or ride-sharing of a single vehicle or a group of shared vehicles. This can provide advantages over traditional informal carpooling or sharing schemes. For each participant who leases or purchases a vehicle, the amortized cost can be reduced by increasing the utilization of the particular vehicle. Companies engaged in vehicle sharing generally have more sophisticated tracking and accounting of vehicle usage and maintenance costs a...

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Similarly, individual users may be reluctant to lease due to, for example, the uncertainty associated with how the vehicle will be driven or used by another participant, as well as uncertainty in assessing any charges for actual use of the vehicle other than mileage charges. or hesitate to share owned or leased vehicles

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