Context Aware Vehicle Over-The-Air (OTA) Software/Firmware (SW/FW) Update

A vehicle, comprising:

• a vehicle battery;
• a battery level sensor coupled to the vehicle battery;
• one or more memories;
• and
• a processing system coupled to the one or more memories and the battery level sensor, the processing system comprising one or more processors configured to:
• receive a software/firmware (SW/FW) update inquiry regarding a SW/FW update with a permissible time window (PTW) for receiving and implementing the SW/FW update;
• predict a residual vehicle battery level (RVBL) resulting from receiving and implementing the SW/FW update, wherein the RVBL is predicted from a current vehicle battery level less a battery drain associated with receiving and implementing the SW/FW update;
• and
• transmit a SW/FW update response configured to initiate over-the-air reception by the processing system of the SW/FW update during the PTW in response to predict that the RVBL after receiving and implementing the SW/FW update will be above a threshold battery level based on a location of the vehicle and the PTW.

A processing system for use in a vehicle, comprising:

• one or more processors configured to:
• receive a software/firmware (SW/FW) update inquiry regarding a SW/FW update with a permissible time window (PTW) for receiving and implementing the SW/FW update;
• predict a residual processing system battery level (RVBL) resulting from receiving and implementing the SW/FW update, wherein the RVBL is predicted from a current processing system battery level less a battery drain associated with receiving and implementing the SW/FW update;
• and
• transmit a SW/FW update response configured to initiate over-the-air reception by the processing system of the SW/FW update during the PTW in response to predict that the RVBL after receiving and implementing the SW/FW update will be above a threshold battery level based on a location of the processing system and the PTW.

A vehicle, comprising:

• means for measuring a current battery level of a vehicle battery;
• means for receiving a SW/FW update inquiry regarding a SW/FW update with a permissible time window (PTW) for receiving and implementing the SW/FW update;
• means for predicting a residual vehicle battery level (RVBL) resulting from receiving and implementing the SW/FW update, wherein the RVBL is predicted from the current battery level less a battery drain associated with receiving and implementing the SW/FW update;
• and
• means for transmitting a SW/FW update response configured to initiate over-the-air reception by the processing system of the SW/FW update during the PTW in response to predicting that the RVBL after receiving and implementing the SW/FW update will be above a threshold battery level based on a location of the vehicle and the PTW.