Hands-Free Vehicle App Deployment via Beacon Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for deploying geographically linked applications in automated vehicles require user interaction, which can be inconvenient or dangerous, and often result in inefficient resource usage and security risks due to manual installation and removal processes.
Innovation Solution
A system for hands-free deployment of geographically linked applications using contextual information, trusted execution environments (TEE), and secure communication to automatically discover, deploy, and remove applications based on vehicle capabilities and user preferences, ensuring isolation and security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual installation and removal of applications is used, then user control over application deployment is maintained, but user convenience deteriorates and safety risks increase due to required user interaction
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automated self-service deployment where the automated vehicle system autonomously detects available applications, evaluates suitability based on vehicle capabilities, and installs applications without requiring user interaction. The system serves itself by managing the application deployment lifecycle automatically.
Solution Approach 2:
Applications are pre-validated and prepared for deployment before the vehicle arrives at the location. The system performs preliminary actions of application evaluation and preparation in advance, so that when the vehicle needs the application, it can be immediately deployed without user intervention or manual installation processes.
2Productivity
If manual application management is used, then user awareness of available applications is maintained, but resource usage efficiency deteriorates due to unnecessary applications remaining on vehicle
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors vehicle location and automatically detects when the vehicle has left the geographical area associated with an application. This feedback mechanism triggers automatic application removal, ensuring resources are efficiently allocated and no time is lost for manual removal operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system maintains continuous monitoring of application relevance based on vehicle location and automatically manages the deployment lifecycle without interruption. Applications are continuously evaluated for suitability and automatically removed when no longer needed, ensuring continuous efficient resource usage without manual intervention gaps.
3Reliability
If applications are deployed without security isolation, then ease of deployment is improved, but security risks increase due to potential data breaches and system vulnerabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the vehicle's computing environment into isolated application execution spaces. Each application is deployed in a separate, secured environment that is isolated from the vehicle's core systems and other applications. This segmentation maintains security while enabling automated deployment through standardized isolation mechanisms.
Data Source
AI summary
System and techniques for hands-free deployment of geographically linked applications are described herein. A radio transceiver of a vehicle may detect a beacon. Here, the beacon includes an indication that an application linked to a geographical area covered by the beacon is available. The vehicle may establish a secure communications link with an application server corresponding to the beacon and receive, through the secure communications link, an application. Then, the vehicle may execute the application in a protected execution environment without intervention by a user of the vehicle.