Switchable mode ultra-wideband module

A vehicle comprising:

• a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) configured to receive GNSS data;
• a connectivity module comprising:
• a Bluetooth radio;
• an ultra-wideband radio;
• and
• a processor operatively connected to the Bluetooth radio and the ultra-wideband radio, the processor configured to operate the connectivity module in:
• an anchor mode wherein the connectivity module is configured to initiate communication between a user device and both the Bluetooth radio and the ultra-wideband radio;
• and
• a tag mode wherein the connectivity module is configured to respond to a movable barrier operator initiating communication between the movable barrier operator and both the Bluetooth radio and the ultra-wideband radio;
• and
• wherein the processor is further configured to switch operation of the connectivity module between the anchor mode and the tag mode based at least in part upon a proximity of the vehicle to the movable barrier operator determined using the GNSS data.

A method for operating a connectivity module of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• determining whether the vehicle is in proximity to a movable barrier operator;
• selecting a tag mode operation of a connectivity module of the vehicle based at least in part upon the vehicle being in proximity to the movable barrier operator;
• selecting an anchor mode operation for the connectivity module of the vehicle that is different from the tag mode operation based at least in part upon the vehicle not being in proximity to the movable barrier operator;
• communicating with a user device via a Bluetooth radio and an ultra-wideband radio of the connectivity module when the anchor mode is selected;
• and
• communicating with the movable barrier operator via the Bluetooth radio and the ultra-wideband radio of the connectivity module when the tag mode is selected.