Vehicle control system

A system comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a processor of a portable user device, cause the processor to:
• acquire data from a reader of the portable user device regarding an identifier on a machine, wherein the reader includes at least one of a camera or a RFID reader, and wherein the identifier includes at least one of a QR code, a barcode, or a RFID tag;
• perform a verification process to verify that a user of the portable user device has access to the machine based on the identifier;
• wirelessly connect the portable user device to the machine in response to the user being verified to access the machine;
• display a control interface for the machine on a user interface of the portable user device, wherein the control interface includes two or more of (a) a power button configured to facilitate remotely powering on or off the machine, (b) a horn button configured to facilitate activating and sounding a horn of the machine, (c) a speed toggle button configured to facilitate toggling between speed modes of the machine, or (d) a drive and steer trackpad including a drive button that is selectively repositionable within the drive and steer trackpad to facilitate driving and turning the machine;
• receive a user input through the control interface regarding operation of the machine;
• and
• provide a command to the machine to facilitate remote operation of the machine based on the user input.

A method for remotely operating a machine, the method comprising:

• acquiring, by one or more processing circuits, data from a reader of a portable user device regarding an identifier on a machine, wherein the reader includes at least one of a camera or a RFID reader, and wherein the identifier includes at least one of a QR code, a barcode, or a RFID tag;
• performing, by the one or more processing circuits, a verification process to verify that a user of the portable user device has access to the machine based on the identifier;
• wirelessly connecting, by the one or more processing circuits, the portable user device to the machine in response to the user being verified to access the machine;
• displaying, by the one or more processing circuits, a control interface for the machine on a user interface of the portable user device, wherein the control interface includes (a) a power button configured to facilitate remotely powering on or off the machine and (b) a drive interface configured to facilitate driving and turning the machine;
• receiving, by the one or more processing circuits, a user input through the control interface regarding operation of the machine;
• and
• providing, by the one or more processing circuits, a command to the machine to facilitate remote operation of the machine based on the user input.