Automobile with a lock for providing contactless secure access to the automobile

An automobile comprising:

• a lock for providing contactless secure access to the automobile, wherein the lock is configured to have a state, wherein the state of the lock corresponds to an open state or a locked state;
• a processor;
• a memory;
• and
• instructions, stored in the memory, when executed by the processor, cause the automobile:
• to maintain information related to the lock, including information related to a current state of the lock,
• to allow an automobile owner to change a state of the lock based on an exchange of information including a shared digital key associated with a set of authorized persons, wherein the shared digital key is shared by the automobile owner with the set of authorized persons, wherein the exchange of information operates in a first mode and a second mode,
• wherein in the first mode no identity-related information from the automobile owner or at least one of the set of authorized persons attempting to change the state of the lock is required, as long as a measured value associated with a property of electromagnetic waves processed during an attempt to change the state of the lock meets at least one selected relationship between at least one predetermined criterion and the measured value associated with the property of processed electromagnetic waves, and
• wherein in the second mode, even if the measured value associated with the property of electromagnetic waves processed during an attempt to change the state of the lock meets the at least one selected relationship between the at least one predetermined criterion and the measured value associated with the property of processed electromagnetic waves, identity-related information from the automobile owner or the at least one of the set of authorized persons attempting to change the state of the lock is required,
• in both the first mode or the second mode, after changing the state of the lock, to obtain operational requirements associated with the transaction resulting in the changing of the state of the lock from the closed state of the lock to the open state of the lock and enforce conformance with obtained operational requirements.

An automobile comprising:

• a lock for providing contactless secure access to the automobile, wherein the lock is configured to have a state, wherein the state of the lock corresponds to an open state or a locked state;
• a processor;
• a memory;
• and
• instructions, stored in the memory, when executed by the processor, cause the automobile:
• to maintain information related to the lock, including information related to a current state of the lock,
• to allow an automobile owner to change a state of the lock based on an exchange of information including a shared digital key associated with a set of authorized persons, wherein the shared digital key is shared by the automobile owner with the set of authorized persons, wherein the exchange of information operates in a first mode and a second mode,
• wherein in the first mode no identity-related information from the automobile owner or at least one of the set of authorized persons attempting to change the state of the lock is required, as long as a measured value associated with a property of electromagnetic waves processed during an attempt to change the state of the lock meets at least one selected relationship between at least one predetermined criterion and the measured value associated with the property of processed electromagnetic waves, and
• wherein in the second mode, even if the measured value associated with the property of electromagnetic waves processed during an attempt to change the state of the lock meets the at least one selected relationship between the at least one predetermined criterion and the measured value associated with the property of processed electromagnetic waves, identity-related information from the automobile owner or the at least one of the set of authorized persons attempting to change the state of the lock is required,
• in both the first mode or the second mode, after changing the state of the lock, to obtain operational requirements associated with the transaction resulting in the changing of the state of the lock from the closed state of the lock to the open state of the lock and enforce conformance with obtained operational requirements, and
• to communicate with a remote computing platform based on a designated storage mechanism access policy, wherein the remote computing platform is configurable to provide additional storage functionality to the automobile related to policies related to the lock.