Systems and methods for countering security threats in a passive keyless entry system

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• responsive to acquiring sensor data about at least a surrounding environment of a vehicle that provides access according to wireless communications with a remote device, analyze the sensor data to define operating conditions identifying security characteristics of the vehicle and interactions of the remote device with the vehicle, and compare the sensor data from the surrounding environment of the vehicle with sensor data received from the remote device to confirm a location of the remote device relative to the vehicle,
• wherein the instructions to acquire the sensor data including instructions to acquire at least a portion of the sensor data from the remote device about a region around a user that possesses the remote device, including acquiring the sensor data responsive to the vehicle intentionally emitting light that is of a visible spectrum from one or more of a headlight and a taillight of the vehicle;
• activate a countermeasure from an available group of countermeasures according to at least the operating conditions;
• and
• wirelessly communicate, by the vehicle with the remote device, according to the countermeasure.

A method, comprising:

• responsive to acquiring sensor data about at least a surrounding environment of a vehicle that provides access according to wireless communications with a remote device, analyzing the sensor data to define operating conditions identifying security characteristics of the vehicle and interactions of the remote device with the vehicle, and comparing the sensor data from the surrounding environment of the vehicle with sensor data received from the remote device to confirm a location of the remote device relative to the vehicle,
• wherein acquiring the sensor data includes acquiring at least a portion of the sensor data from the remote device about a region around a user that possesses the remote device, including acquiring the sensor data responsive to the vehicle intentionally emitting light that is of a visible spectrum from one or more of a headlight and a taillight of the vehicle;
• activating a countermeasure from an available group of countermeasures according to at least the operating conditions;
• and
• wirelessly communicating, by the vehicle with the remote device, according to the countermeasure.