Systems and methods for use in cloud-based digital vehicle alerting

A method comprising:

• receiving a voltage at an input interface of a device;
• transitioning alerting mode logic of the device from a non-alerting mode to an alerting mode in response to the voltage, which is received at the input interface and detected by a voltage detector, exceeding a threshold voltage;
• transitioning the alerting mode logic of the device from the alerting mode back to the non-alerting mode in response to the voltage, which is received at the input interface and detected by the voltage detector, not exceeding the threshold voltage for an entire delay interval;
• and
• transmitting alerting vehicle telemetry data, which includes location information generated by a GPS unit of the device, in response to the alerting mode of the alerting mode logic.

A device comprising:

• a global positioning system (GPS) unit;
• a wireless transmitter;
• an input voltage interface;
• a voltage detector circuit electrically connected to the input voltage interface and configured to detect a voltage at the input voltage interface;
• and
• a microcontroller configured to;
• implement alerting mode logic that transitions from a non-alerting mode to an alerting mode in response to the voltage detected by the voltage detector circuit exceeding a threshold voltage, and transitions from the alerting mode back to the non-alerting mode in response to the voltage detected by the voltage detector circuit not exceeding the threshold voltage for an entire delay interval;
• and
• manage transmission of alerting vehicle telemetry data, which includes location information generated by the GPS unit, in response to the alerting mode of the alerting mode logic.