Vehicle lift system with advanced operating platform

A vehicle lift system including a vehicle lift with a post, an actuator, and a carriage assembly, where said vehicle lift system further comprises:

• a lift control system for controlling the actuator so as to lift the carriage assembly relative to the post, wherein said lift control system includes at least one core processor;
• a lift control module for providing instructions to said lift control system, said lift control module including—
• a graphic display configured to display one or more graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for receiving user instructions from a user, wherein said graphic display comprises a touchscreen;
• at least one control module processor,
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:
• a first application stored thereon, wherein said first application is configured to instruct said at least one control module to generate a first GUI on the graphic display of said lift control module, wherein the first GUI includes plurality of selectable icons for controlling operation of the vehicle lift,
• wherein upon activation of said first application, the user is required to provide authentication information, via said lift control module, before the user can control operation of the vehicle lift via the selectable icons of the first GUI,
• wherein one of the selectable icons of the first GUI is a selectable lock icon, and wherein when the selectable lock icon is selected by the user, said first application is configured to restrict control of the vehicle lift until the user provides authentication information via the lift control module,
• a second application stored thereon, wherein said second application is operable to direct said at least one control module processor to perform certain steps, with such certain steps not directed to controlling operation of the vehicle lift,
• wherein said lift control module is configured to execute said first application and said second application simultaneously;
• and
• a communication link between said lift control system and said lift control module.