Vehicular communication system

A vehicular communication system, said vehicular communication system comprising:

• a communication device in a vehicle equipped with said vehicular communication system;
• wherein said communication device comprises a mobile communication device of a driver of the vehicle, and wherein the mobile communication device in the vehicle links with said vehicular communication system;
• wherein, responsive to said communication device receiving an input from a vehicle system of the vehicle indicative of a service need of the vehicle, said communication device requests an input from the driver of the vehicle pertaining to a desired characteristic of a service provider that can address the service need of the vehicle;
• wherein the input from the vehicle system is indicative of a low fuel level of the vehicle, and wherein the service provider provides vehicle fueling service;
• wherein the desired characteristic requested to be input by the driver comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of (i) a food service at the service provider, (ii) a clean service provider, and (iii) a restroom at the service provider;
• wherein, responsive to said communication device receiving the input from the driver, said vehicular communication system determines a plurality of service providers that (i) can address the service need of the vehicle and (ii) has the desired characteristic indicated by the input from the driver;
• wherein said communication device communicates to the driver a list of the determined plurality of service providers;
• and
• wherein, responsive to the driver selecting a service provider from the communicated list, said vehicular communication system sets a navigation system of the vehicle to navigate to the selected service provider.

A vehicular communication system, said vehicular communication system comprising:

• a communication device in a vehicle equipped with said vehicular communication system;
• wherein said communication device comprises a component of an embedded telematics system of the vehicle;
• wherein, responsive to said communication device receiving an input from a vehicle system of the vehicle indicative of a service need of the vehicle, said communication device requests an input from a driver of the vehicle pertaining to a desired characteristic of a service provider that can address the service need of the vehicle;
• wherein the input from the vehicle system is indicative of a low fuel level of the vehicle, and wherein the service provider provides vehicle fueling service;
• wherein the desired characteristic requested to be input by the driver comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of (i) a food service at the service provider, (ii) a clean service provider, and (iii) a restroom at the service provider;
• wherein, responsive to said communication device receiving the input from the driver, said vehicular communication system determines a plurality of service providers that (i) can address the service need of the vehicle and (ii) has the desired characteristic indicated by the input from the driver;
• wherein said communication device communicates to the driver a list of the determined plurality of service providers;
• and
• wherein, responsive to the driver selecting a service provider from the communicated list, said vehicular communication system sets a navigation system of the vehicle to navigate to the selected service provider.