Drive-by-wireless vehicle control

A computer-readable medium or propagated signal having embodied thereon a computer program configured to control a component in a vehicle, the medium or signal comprising one or more code segments configured to:

• detect a control action in a vehicle;
• send a message using a wireless communication pathway, the message describing the detected control action and including a vehicle identification number;
• receive the message;
• determine whether the vehicle identification number included in the message matches a vehicle identification number of a vehicle at which the message is received;
• and
• when the vehicle identification number matches, control a component of the vehicle based on the received message.

A system for controlling a component in a vehicle, the system comprising a control module wirelessly connected to one or more sensor modules and one or more vehicle components, wherein:

• the one or more sensor modules include a wireless transmitter and are configured to:
• detect a control action in a vehicle and,
• send a first message using a wireless communication pathway, the message describing the detected control action and including a vehicle identification number;
• the control module includes a wireless communication controller and a processor configured to:
• receive the first message, determine whether the vehicle identification number included in the message matches a vehicle identification number of a vehicle at which the first message is received, and
• when the vehicle identification number matches, send a second message using a second wireless communication pathway to one of the one or more vehicle components;
• and
• the one or more vehicle components include a wireless receiver and are configured to:
• receive the second message, and
• control a component of the vehicle based on the received message.