Methods and systems for preconditioning a vehicle prior to a vehicle-sharing session

A method of remotely activating a vehicle system of a vehicle, the vehicle being part of a vehicle-share enterprise, the method comprising:

• generating a control signal based on session parameters associated with a vehicle-sharing session, preconditioning parameters associated with the vehicle-sharing session, and sensor data associated with the vehicle-sharing session, wherein the sensor data includes vehicle sensor data from one or more sensors of the vehicle associated with the vehicle-sharing session, client device sensor data from one or more sensors of a client device, or a combination thereof;
• and
• prior to initiating the vehicle-sharing session:
• broadcasting the control signal to the vehicle;
• identifying the vehicle system from among a plurality of vehicle systems based on the control signal;
• and
• controlling the vehicle system based on the control signal.

A system of remotely activating a vehicle system of a vehicle, the vehicle being part of a vehicle-share enterprise, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a nontransitory computer-readable medium including machine-readable instructions that are executable by the processor, wherein the machine-readable instructions include:
• generating a control signal based on session parameters associated with a vehicle-sharing session, preconditioning parameters associated with the vehicle-sharing session, and sensor data associated with the vehicle-sharing session, wherein the sensor data includes vehicle sensor data from one or more sensors of the vehicle associated with the vehicle-sharing session, client device sensor data from one or more sensors of a client device, or a combination thereof;
• and
• prior to initiating the vehicle-sharing session:
• broadcasting the control signal to the vehicle;
• identifying the vehicle system from among a plurality of vehicle systems based on the control signal;
• and
• controlling the vehicle system based on the control signal.