In-vehicle computing system with power conserving maintenance tasks

An in-vehicle computing system comprising:

• one or more wireless communication units;
• and
• one or more processors configured to:
• transition, responsive to determining that a vehicle that includes the in-vehicle computing system is idle, into a maintenance mode during which the in-vehicle computing system is not likely to be accessed by an occupant of the vehicle;
• perform, while operating in the maintenance mode, one or more maintenance tasks;
• transition, responsive to determining that no maintenance tasks are scheduled or that performance of the one or more maintenance tasks are complete, into a low-power mode, wherein the in-vehicle computing system consumes a greater amount of power when operating in the maintenance mode than when operating in the low-power mode;
• and
• periodically transition, from the low-power mode, into the maintenance mode to determine whether any new maintenance tasks are available.

A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of an in-vehicle computing system to:

• transition, responsive to determining that a vehicle that includes the in-vehicle computing system is idle, into a maintenance mode during which the in-vehicle computing system is not likely to be accessed by an occupant of the vehicle;
• perform, while operating in the maintenance mode, one or more maintenance tasks;
• transition, responsive to determining that no maintenance tasks are scheduled or that performance of the one or more maintenance tasks are complete, into a low-power mode, wherein the in-vehicle computing system consumes a greater amount of power when operating in the maintenance mode than when operating in the low-power mode;
• and
• periodically transition, from the low-power mode, into the maintenance mode to determine whether any new maintenance tasks are available.