Vehicles for communicating vehicle parameters to a networked server

A vehicle comprising a driver statistic system for interfacing with a network, the driver statistic system comprising:

• at least one vehicle sensor for sensing a vehicle parameter;
• an in-vehicle display;
• network interface hardware for communicating with a network;
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• an electronic control unit communicatively coupled to the vehicle sensor, the in-vehicle display, and the network interface hardware, wherein the electronic control unit comprises a processor and memory storing a computer readable and executable instruction set, wherein when the instruction set is executed by the processor:
• the electronic control unit processes a sensor signal received from the vehicle sensor;
• the electronic control unit transmits a vehicle status signal to the network interface hardware indicative of the vehicle parameter;
• the network interface hardware autonomously transmits the vehicle status signal to the network, wherein the vehicle status signal is associated with a pre-established user account on the network, and the vehicle status signal further includes a source identifier that autonomously associates the vehicle status signal transmitted by the network interface hardware with the pre-established user account;
• the network interface hardware receives a vehicle performance signal from the network, wherein the vehicle performance signal is indicative of a driver performance ranking based on the vehicle parameter and the driver performance ranking is indicative of the vehicle parameter relative to other vehicles in a pre-defined user group;
• the network interface hardware receives an electronic marketing offer from the network, wherein the electronic marketing offer is transmitted to a number of vehicles that is less than the number of vehicles in the pre-defined user group and is based on the driver performance ranking of the vehicle relative to other vehicles in the pre-defined user group;
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• the electronic control unit transmits a display signal to the in-vehicle display based on the vehicle performance signal received from the network such that the in-vehicle display displays the driver performance ranking.

A method for a vehicle to interface with a network, comprising:

• sensing at least one vehicle parameter with a vehicle sensor;
• transmitting a sensor signal from the vehicle sensor and receiving the sensor signal at an electronic control unit of the vehicle, wherein the sensor signal is indicative of the vehicle parameter;
• processing the sensor signal at the electronic control unit of the vehicle to produce a vehicle status signal;
• transmitting the vehicle status signal from the electronic control unit to network interface hardware;
• transmitting the vehicle status signal autonomously from the network interface hardware to the network, wherein the vehicle status signal is associated with a pre-established user account on the network and the vehicle status signal further includes a source identifier that autonomously associates the vehicle status signal transmitted by the network interface hardware with the pre-established user account;
• receiving a vehicle performance signal from the network at the network interface hardware of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle performance signal is indicative of driver performance ranking based on the vehicle parameter relative to other vehicles in a pre-defined user group;
• receiving an electronic marketing offer from the network at the network interface hardware, wherein the electronic marketing offer is transmitted to a number of vehicles that is less than the number of vehicles in the pre-defined user group and is based on the driver performance ranking of the vehicle relative to other vehicles in the pre-defined user group;
• transmitting the vehicle performance signal from the network interface hardware to the electronic control unit;
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• transmitting a display signal from the electronic control unit to a in-vehicle display, wherein the display signal is indicative of the driver performance ranking.