interface device in the vehicle that acts as the vehicle’s mobile gateway between the vehicle’s ECU(s) and the external nomadic device

device that provides communications connectivity via equipment such as cellular telephones, mobile wireless broadband (WIMAX, HC-SDMA etc.), Wi-Fi etc. and includes short range links, such as Bluetooth, Zigbee etc. to connect to the motor vehicle communications system network

data record with multiple data snapshots including a pre-selected data set providing a vehicle capabilities status of the vehicle’s electronic system(s)

lamp that is implemented on the dashboard or nomadic device to guide the driver to drive the vehicle in the most economical way

EXAMPLE A green lamp/symbol will indicate high fuel efficiency driving or travelling at a constant speed while a red lamp/symbol will indicate low fuel efficiency, i.e. strong acceleration, sudden braking.

system that receives and processes vehicular and pedestrian information within a certain zone and determines the situation, in order to provide the safety warning and parking guide service to vehicles and pedestrians, and that is installed at the road side

storage of all data in internal memory which shall only be available during this key On/Off cycle