Vehicle shut-down functionality for peps-equipped vehicles
A vehicle comprises a plurality of control module structures. A first control module structure is configured for determining a current motive mode of the vehicle. A second control module structure is configured for determining information indicating that a driver of the vehicle has left the vehicle unattended while the vehicle is in a motive-enabled mode. A third control module structure is configured for causing a secure idle mode to be implemented as a function of determining the information indicating that the driver of the vehicle has left the vehicle unattended while the vehicle is in the motive-enabled mode. Implementing the secure idle mode can include inhibiting the vehicle from being driveable until a driver access code is successfully received and authenticated by the vehicle.
1. A method, comprising:
preforming an operation for determining if a driver is present in the vehicle;
determining an indication that the driver of a vehicle has left the vehicle unattended while the vehicle is in a motive-enabled mode upon determining the driver is not present in the vehicle;
performing an operation for attempting to receive and authenticate a driver access code; and
changing the vehicle from the motive-enabled mode to a secure idle mode as a function of determining the indication that the driver of the vehicle has left the vehicle unattended while the vehicle is in the motive-enabled mode.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein changing the vehicle to the secure idle mode includes inhibiting the vehicle from being driveable until a driver access code is successfully received and authenticated by the vehicle.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining if a current vehicle operating condition necessitates a change in a current engine operating mode, wherein said determining of the necessity to change the current engine operating mode is performed after changinging the vehicle from the motive-enabled mode to the secure idle mode and before a vehicle shut-down delay period of time expires; and
implementing a required change in the current engine operating, mode in response to determining that the current vehicle operating condition necessitates a change in the current engine operating mode.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein performing the operation for determining if the driver is present in the vehicle includes:
determining if the vehicle is stationary;
determining if a driver door has been open for at least a defined period of time; and
determining if input has been detected by at least one driver input device of the vehicle.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein changing the vehicle to the secure idle mode includes inhibiting the vehicle from being driveable until a driver access code is successfully received and authenticated by the vehicle.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
shutting down operation of the vehicle after a vehicle shut-down delay period of time has elapsed since changing the vehicle to the secure idle mode.
7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising,
determining, if the driver of the vehicle is present in the vehicle during the vehicle shut-down delay period of time.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein changing the vehicle to the secure idle mode includes inhibiting the vehicle from being driveable until a driver access code is successfully received and authenticated by the vehicle.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
determining if a current vehicle operating condition necessitate a change in a current engine operating mode, wherein said determining of the necessity to change the current engine operating mode is performed after changing the vehicle from the motive-enabled mode to the secure idle mode and before a vehicle shut-down delay period of time expires; and
implementing a required change in the current engine operating mode in response to determining that the current vehicle operating condition necessitates a change in the current engine operating mode.
10. The method of claim 6 wherein determining the indication that the driver of the vehicle has left the vehicle unattended while the vehicle is in the motive-enabled mode includes:
performing an operation for determining if the driver is present in the vehicle; and
performing an operation for attempting to receive and authenticate a driver access code.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein performing the operation for determining if the driver is present in the vehicle includes:
determining if the vehicle is stationary;
determining if a driver door has been open for at least a defined period of time; and
determining if input has been detected by at least one driver input device of the vehicle.
12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having tangibly embodied thereon and accessible therefrom a set of instructions interpretable by at least one data processing device, said set of instructions configured for causing said at least one data processing device to carry out operations for:
performing an operation for determining if the driver is present in the vehicle;
determining an indication that a driver of a vehicle has left the vehicle unattended while the vehicle is in a motive-enabled mode upon determining the driver is not present in the vehicle;
performing an operation for attempting to receive and authenticate a driver access code; and
changing the vehicle from the motive-enabled mode to a secure idle mode as a function of determining the indication that the driver of the vehicle has left the vehicle unattended while the vehicle is in the motive-enabled mode.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 wherein changing the vehicle to the secure idle mode includes inhibiting the vehicle from being driveable until a driver access code is successfully received and authenticated by the vehicle.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 wherein said set of instructions configured for causing said at least one data processing device to carry out operations for:
determining if a current vehicle operating condition necessitate a change in a current engine operating mode, wherein said determining of the necessity to change the current engine operating mode is performed after changing the vehicle from the motive-enabled mode to the secure idle mode and before a vehicle shut-down delay period of time expires; and
implementing a required change in the current engine operating mode in response to determining that the current vehicle operating condition necessitates a change in the current engine operating mode.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 wherein performing the operation for determining if the driver is present in the vehicle includes:
determining if the vehicle is stationary;
determining if a driver door has been open for at least a defined period of time; and
determining if input has been detected by at least one driver input device of the vehicle.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , further comprising:
shutting down operation of the vehicle after a vehicle shut-down delay period of time has elapsed since changing the vehicle to the secure idle mode.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , further comprising:
determining if the driver of the vehicle is present in the vehicle during the vehicle shut-down delay period of time.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 wherein changing the vehicle to the secure idle mode includes inhibiting the vehicle from being driveable until a driver access code is successfully received and authenticated by the vehicle.