Method and apparatus for distributed connectivity vehicle management

A computer implemented method comprising:

• determining available connectivity options in response to a data transfer request;
• limiting the available connectivity options based on policies associated with data to be transferred by the data transfer request;
• limiting the available connectivity options based on the policies defined and saved with respect to the connectivity options, defining at least data types to be serviced with a given option, responsive to determining that multiple available connectivity options exist, wherein the policies associated with a vehicle are determined on a driver-by-driver basis, a driver identifiable by a vehicle computing system, and wherein if the driver is not identified, a generic pre-set list of policies associated with the vehicle is used;
• selecting an option from the available connectivity options limited by the policies;
• and
• utilizing the selected connectivity option to fulfill the data transfer request.

A system comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• determine available vehicular connectivity options in response to a data transfer request;
• if multiple vehicular connectivity options exist, limit a list of options based on connectivity policies associated with data to be transferred by the data transfer request;
• if the limited list has multiple options, further limit the list of options based on the connectivity policies associated with a vehicle, defined and saved with respect to the vehicular connectivity options, defining at least data types to be serviced with a given option, responsive to determining that multiple available connectivity options exist, wherein the connectivity policies associated with the vehicle are determined on a driver-by-driver basis, a driver identifiable by a vehicle computing system, and wherein if the driver is not identified, a pre-set list of policies associated with the vehicle is used;
• if the further limited list has multiple options, select an option based on a pre-set ordering of policies defining a general preference for certain options over others if all constraints are met;
• and
• utilize the selected option or an only remaining option to fulfill the data transfer request.