User-defined vehicle notification

A method of executing a user-defined notification task, wherein the method is carried out by vehicle electronics of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle includes memory that stores a plurality of predefined trigger events and notification settings, and wherein the method comprises:

• receiving a user-defined notification task at the vehicle via one or more user interfaces, wherein the user-defined notification task specifies a trigger event and a notification action, the trigger event being based on a selected predefined trigger event type that is selectable from the plurality of predefined trigger events via the one or more user interfaces, and the notification action being configurable via selection of one or more notification settings via the plurality of notification settings;
• in response to receiving the user-defined notification task at the vehicle, configuring one or more vehicle system modules (VSMs) to monitor for an occurrence of the trigger condition of the user-defined notification event, wherein the configuring step includes:
• identifying the one or more VSMs to be configured based on the selected predefined trigger event type;
• obtaining predefined computer instructions based on the selected predefined trigger event type;
• modifying the predefined computer instructions and compiling the predefined computer instructions to generate trigger event code that when executed by the identified VSM(s) causes the identified VSM(s) to monitor for an occurrence of the trigger event;
• carrying out the modifying and compiling steps at a first VSM that is separate from the identified VSM(s) and then sending the trigger event code to the identified VSM(s);
• monitoring for an occurrence of the trigger event by executing the trigger event code at the identified VSM(s);
• and
• in response to detecting the occurrence of the trigger event of the user-defined notification task, executing the notification action so that a vehicle user is notified of the occurrence of the trigger event.