Systems and methods for vehicle configuration verification with failsafe code

1. A computer system for remote verification of a vehicle software configuration stored within a vehicle, the computer system comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to:

transmit, to a vehicle computing system, an authentication request including a hash algorithm specification;

receive, from the vehicle computing system, a current configuration hash value and a vehicle identifier;

retrieve a trusted data block from a memory based upon the vehicle identifier, the trusted data block including a stored configuration hash value and a smart contract code segment;

execute the smart contract code segment, the smart contract code segment including a failsafe code segment, wherein the smart contract code segment, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:

determine that the current configuration hash value is invalid based on the stored configuration hash value; and

generate an authentication response including the failsafe code segment, the authentication response is configured to cause the vehicle computing system to execute the failsafe code segment; and

transmit the authentication response to the vehicle computing system, thereby causing the vehicle computing system to execute the failsafe code segment.

2. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the smart contract code segment further includes a failsafe destination, wherein the failsafe code segment is configured to cause the vehicle computing system to autonomously navigate to the failsafe destination.

3. The computer system of claim 2 , wherein the failsafe code segment is further configured to cause the vehicle computing system to generate a route to the failsafe destination not including smart roadways.

4. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the failsafe code segment is configured to revert one or more configuration changes made to the vehicle computing system.

5. The computer system of claim 4 , wherein the failsafe code segment is configured to cause the vehicle computing system to revert software changes until a current vehicle configuration hash value matches a fallback configuration hash value included in the smart contract code segment.

6. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the failsafe code segment is configured to disable at least one autonomous driving functionality on the vehicle computing system.

7. The computer system of claim 6 , wherein the failsafe code segment is further configured to cause the vehicle to exit a smart roadway before disabling autonomous driving functionality.

8. A computer-implemented method for remote verification of a vehicle software configuration stored within a vehicle, using one or more processors, said method comprising:

transmitting, to a vehicle computing system, an authentication request including a hash algorithm specification;

receiving, from the vehicle computing system, a current configuration hash value and a vehicle identifier;

retrieving a trusted data block from a memory based upon the vehicle identifier, the trusted data block including a stored configuration hash value and a smart contract code segment;

executing the smart contract code segment, the smart contract code segment including a failsafe code segment, wherein the smart contract code segment, when executed by the one or more processors, facilitates:

determining that the current configuration hash value is invalid based on the stored configuration hash value; and

generating an authentication response including the failsafe code segment, the authentication response is configured to cause the vehicle computing system to execute the failsafe code segment; and

transmitting the authentication response to the vehicle computing system, thereby causing the vehicle computing system to execute the failsafe code segment.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the smart contract code segment further includes a failsafe destination, wherein the failsafe code segment is configured to cause the vehicle computing system to autonomously navigate to the failsafe destination.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the failsafe code segment is further configured to cause the vehicle computing system to generate a route to the failsafe destination not including smart roadways.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the failsafe code segment is configured to revert one or more configuration changes made to the vehicle computing system.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the failsafe code segment is configured to cause the vehicle computing system to revert software changes until a current vehicle configuration hash value matches a fallback configuration hash value included in the smart contract code segment.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the failsafe code segment is configured to disable at least one autonomous driving functionality on the vehicle computing system.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the failsafe code segment is further configured to cause the vehicle to exit a smart roadway before disabling autonomous driving functionality.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein when executed by a computing device including at least one processor coupled to a memory, the computer-executable instructions cause the computing device to:

transmit, to a vehicle computing system, an authentication request including a hash algorithm specification;

receive, from the vehicle computing system, a current configuration hash value and a vehicle identifier;

retrieve a trusted data block from a memory based upon the vehicle identifier, the trusted data block including a stored configuration hash value and a smart contract code segment;

execute the smart contract code segment, the smart contract code segment including a failsafe code segment, wherein the smart contract code segment, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:

determine that the current configuration hash value is invalid based on the stored configuration hash value; and

generate an authentication response including the failsafe code segment, the authentication response is configured to cause the vehicle computing system to execute the failsafe code segment; and

transmit the authentication response to the vehicle computing system, thereby causing the vehicle computing system to execute the failsafe code segment.

16. The computer-readable storage media of claim 15 , wherein the smart contract code segment further includes a failsafe destination, wherein the failsafe code segment is configured to cause the vehicle computing system to autonomously navigate to the failsafe destination.

17. The computer-readable storage media of claim 16 , wherein the failsafe code segment is further configured to cause the vehicle computing system to generate a route to the failsafe destination not including smart roadways.

18. The computer-readable storage media of claim 15 , wherein the failsafe code segment is configured to revert one or more configuration changes made to the vehicle computing system.

19. The computer-readable storage media of claim 18 , wherein the failsafe code segment is configured to cause the vehicle computing system to revert software changes until a current vehicle configuration hash value matches a fallback configuration hash value included in the smart contract code segment.

20. The computer-readable storage media of claim 15 , wherein the failsafe code segment is configured to disable at least one autonomous driving functionality on the vehicle computing system.