Motor vehicle with electronically controlled interior lighting system that is reconfigurable from a remote server, and related control method

A method for controlling an interior lighting system of a motor vehicle, wherein said system includes:

• a plurality of light sources arranged on visible surfaces of a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle, said surfaces being chosen from among a surface of the dashboard of the motor vehicle, a surface of interior panels of the doors of the motor vehicle, a surface of one or more armrests of the motor vehicle, a surface of an interior coating panel of a roof of the motor vehicle, a surface of a central console of the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle, and a surface of an instrument panel of the motor vehicle,
• said method comprising controlling, via an electronic controller, according to a pre-set control program, switching-on of said light sources arranged on said visible surfaces of the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle,
• wherein at least some of said light sources are light sources that are configured and controlled by the electronic controller in such a way as to generate a light having any pre-set color,
• wherein said method further comprises:
• controlling switching-on of at least some of said light sources arranged on said visible surfaces of the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle according to a pre-set time sequence to obtain a variation in time of a shape and/or a position of illuminated portions of said surfaces so as to give rise to an animation effect;
• and
• controlling, via said electronic controller, at least some of said light sources in such a way as to change the animation effect according to a signal indicating at least one operating parameter of the motor vehicle, which is sent to said electronic controller by at least one sensor of the motor vehicle,
• and wherein associated to the electronic controller is a communication unit configured for a communication via OTA (Over-The-Air) technology with a remote server, the method including downloading to the electronic controller, from said remote server, via said communication unit, an updating program that modifies the program for control of the electronic controller in such a way as to change the color of the light emitted by said light sources and/or the shape and position of the illuminated surface portions and/or the animation effect, and/or said at least one operating parameter of the motor vehicle to which the animation effect is linked,
• wherein said at least one operating parameter of the motor vehicle includes a speed of the motor vehicle, and wherein said at least one operating parameter of the motor vehicle further includes:
• a longitudinal acceleration and deceleration of the motor vehicle;
• a parameter indicating the distance of the vehicle from a second vehicle that precedes the vehicle along the road;
• and
• a parameter indicating activation of the brakes.