Cloud-based package delivery and vehicle energy consumption based rider remuneration

A first vehicle, comprising:

• a telematics control unit (TCU) configured to:
• transmit, to a first electronic device, driver information and vehicle information associated with the first vehicle;
• receive, from the first electronic device, one or more delivery routes associated with a first delivery request of a first package from a source location to a target location, wherein
• the first package is associated with a first package profile,
• the received one or more delivery routes are determined based on the driver information, and first information indicative of the first delivery request, and
• the first vehicle is selected from a set of vehicles, based on the vehicle information and the first package profile;
• measure, during vehicle operation and in real-time, a telematics-based energy-consumption data using on-board vehicle sensors including at least one of a speed sensor, a torque sensor, a battery state-of-charge sensor, and a pedal assist sensor, and communicate the measured data through the TCU to the first electronic device;
• determine energy-consumption information for the vehicle based on the measured sensor data and the received delivery routes;
• determine pedal assist information indicative of current or anticipated pedal assist associated with the first vehicle;
• determine charging information of the vehicle based on the determined pedal-assist information and the determined energy-consumption information;
• generate, by execution of control instructions within the TCU, a control signal to adjust at least one vehicle-operation parameter comprising motor torque, battery charging rate, or power-assist level based on the determined charging information and the measured sensor data, whereby energy-consumption efficiency of the vehicle is modified in real-time;
• and
• receive remuneration information associated with a driver of the first vehicle, wherein the remuneration is determined as a function of the telematics-based energy-consumption information and is further adjusted based on the determined charging information and the vehicle-operated parameter adjustment.

A method, comprising:

• in a first electronic device comprising circuitry and a telematics control interface:
• receiving first information indicative of a first delivery request of a first package from a source location to a target location, the first package being associated with a first package profile;
• selecting one or more vehicles from a set of vehicles, based on vehicle information associated with each vehicle of the set of vehicles, and further based on the first package profile;
• determining one or more delivery routes associated with the first delivery request, based on driver information associated with a driver of each vehicle of the selected one or more vehicles, and the received first information;
• transmitting the determined one or more delivery routes to one or more second electronic devices associated with the selected one or more vehicles;
• receiving, during vehicle operation and in real-time, telematics-based energy consumption information measured by on-board vehicle sensors and communicated through a telematics control unit (TCU) associated with each of the selected one or more vehicles, the telematics-based energy-consumption information including sensor data representative of powertrain load, speed, and battery state of charge;
• determining pedal assist information indicative of current or anticipated pedal assist associated with each vehicle of the selected one or more vehicles;
• determining charging information of each vehicle of the selected one or more vehicles based on the pedal-assist information and the received energy-consumption information;
• executing, by the circuitry of the first electronic device, control logic that generates a driver-feedback signal or vehicle-control signal to adjust at least one vehicle-operation parameter comprising motor torque, speed limit, or charging rate based on the determined charging information and the measured sensor data, whereby energy-consumption efficiency of the vehicle is modified in real time;
• and
• determining remuneration information associated with the driver of each vehicle of the selected one or more vehicles, wherein the remuneration is determined as a function of the telematics-based energy consumption information and is further adjusted based on the determined charging information and the vehicle-operation parameter adjustment.