SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE CONFIGURATION VERIFICATION WITH FAILSAFE CODE
A computer system for verifying vehicle software configuration may be provided. The computer system may include 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: (1) transmit, to a vehicle computing system, an authentication request including a hash algorithm specification; (2) receive, from the vehicle computing system, a current configuration hash value and a vehicle identifier; (3) 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; (4) execute the smart contract code segment, the smart contract code segment including a failsafe code segment; and/or (5) transmit the authentication response to the vehicle computing system, and cause the vehicle computing system to execute the failsafe code segment.
1 . A computer system for remote verification of a vehicle software configuration stored within a vehicle, the computer system comprising:
at least one processor; and
a non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable storage medium having computer instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
execute the computer instructions including a failsafe code segment, wherein the computer instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
in response to determining that a current configuration hash value associated with the vehicle is invalid, generate a message including the failsafe code segment, the message configured to cause a vehicle computing system associated with the vehicle to execute the failsafe code segment; and
transmit the message 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 computer instructions include a smart contract code segment defining one or more actions associated with execution of the failsafe code segment.
3 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the computer instructions further cause the at least one processor to determine that the current configuration hash value associated with the vehicle is invalid based on a stored configuration hash value included in a trusted data block.
4 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the computer instructions further cause the at least one processor to:
receive, from the vehicle computing system, the current configuration hash value and a vehicle identifier; and
retrieve a trusted data block from a memory based upon the vehicle identifier, the trusted data block including a smart contract code segment including the failsafe code segment.
5 . The computer system of claim 4 , wherein the smart contract code segment further includes a failsafe destination, and wherein the failsafe code segment is configured to cause the vehicle computing system to autonomously navigate to the failsafe destination.
6 . 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.
7 . 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.
8 . A computer-implemented method for remote verification of a vehicle software configuration stored within a vehicle, the method implemented by a computer system having at least one processor and a non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable storage medium having computer instructions stored thereon, the method comprising:
executing the computer instructions including a failsafe code segment, wherein when the computer instructions are executed, the method further comprises:
in response to determining that a current configuration hash value associated with the vehicle is invalid, generating a message including the failsafe code segment, the message configured to cause a vehicle computing system associated with the vehicle to execute the failsafe code segment; and
transmitting the message to the vehicle computing system, thereby causing the vehicle computing system to execute the failsafe code segment.
9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the computer instructions include a smart contract code segment defining one or more actions associated with execution of the failsafe code segment.
10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 further comprising determine that the current configuration hash value associated with the vehicle is invalid based on a stored configuration hash value included in a trusted data block.
11 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 further comprising:
receive, from the vehicle computing system, the current configuration hash value and a vehicle identifier; and
retrieve a trusted data block from a memory based upon the vehicle identifier, the trusted data block including a smart contract code segment including the failsafe code segment.
12 . The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the smart contract code segment further includes a failsafe destination, and wherein the failsafe code segment is configured to cause the vehicle computing system to autonomously navigate to the failsafe destination.
13 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the failsafe code segment is configured to revert one or more configuration changes made to the vehicle computing system.
14 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the failsafe code segment is configured to disable at least one autonomous driving functionality on the vehicle computing system.
15 . At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein when executed by a computer system having at least one processor coupled to a memory device, the computer-executable instructions cause the at least one processor to:
execute the computer instructions including a failsafe code segment, wherein the computer instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
in response to determining that a current configuration hash value associated with a vehicle is invalid, generate a message including the failsafe code segment, the message configured to cause a vehicle computing system associated with the vehicle to execute the failsafe code segment; and
transmit the message to the vehicle computing system, thereby causing the vehicle computing system to execute the failsafe code segment.
16 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the computer instructions include a smart contract code segment defining one or more actions associated with execution of the failsafe code segment.
17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the at least one processor to determine that the current configuration hash value associated with the vehicle is invalid based on a stored configuration hash value included in a trusted data block.
18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the at least one processor to:
receive, from the vehicle computing system, the current configuration hash value and a vehicle identifier; and
retrieve a trusted data block from a memory based upon the vehicle identifier, the trusted data block including a smart contract code segment including the failsafe code segment.
19 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the failsafe code segment is configured to revert one or more configuration changes made to the vehicle computing system.
20 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the failsafe code segment is configured to disable at least one autonomous driving functionality on the vehicle computing system.