Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to vehicle signals communicated using
POSIX-based
directory interfaces. A method of obtaining vehicle
signal data. The method includes reading, by a communication
service layer application executing on a computer
system, a vehicle
signal directory, wherein the
directory defines vehicle signals as full path file names; receiving, by the communication
service layer application, a request from a second application for a value of a vehicle
signal, wherein the request identifies the vehicle signal as a full path file name; obtaining, by the communication
service layer application, the value of the vehicle signal; and returning the value of the vehicle signal to the second application.