Moving vehicle diagnostic system with console display integration and contextual warning management

A method of providing structured, real-time driver information through a vehicle display console comprising:

• receiving vehicle status data via an onboard diagnostic (OBD) data input via an associated vehicle data link connector (DLC);
• establishing a data link to an associated vehicle infotainment system console display;
• determining one or more vehicle conditions from received vehicle status data;
• determining a severity of each determined vehicle condition;
• showing a warning on a vehicle console display for each vehicle condition determined to have a severity that requires immediate remedial action on the console display;
• determining an expanded explanation for one or more determined vehicle conditions;
• determining remedial action for one or more determined vehicle conditions;
• determining when the vehicle is stopped in accordance with received vehicle status data;
• and
• communicating one or more of a generated expanded explanation and determined remedial action for showing on the console display when the vehicle is determined to be stopped.

A computer program product comprising one or more non-transitory program storage media on which are stored instructions executable by a processor or programmable circuit to perform operations for providing structured, real-time driver information through a vehicle display console, the operations comprising:

• receiving vehicle status data via an onboard diagnostic (OBD) data input via an associated vehicle data link connector (DLC);
• establishing a data link to an associated vehicle infotainment system console display;
• determining one or more vehicle conditions from received vehicle status data;
• determining a severity of each determined vehicle condition;
• showing a warning on a vehicle console display for each vehicle condition determined to have a severity that requires immediate remedial action on the console display;
• determining an expanded explanation for one or more determined vehicle conditions;
• determining remedial action for one or more determined vehicle conditions;
• determining when the vehicle is stopped in accordance with received vehicle status data;
• and
• communicating one or more of a generated expanded explanation and determined remedial action for showing on the console display when the vehicle is determined to be stopped.