Adaptive control of automotive HVAC system using crowd-sourcing data

A motor vehicle comprising:

• a heating, ventilating, air conditioning (HVAC) system including a climate control circuit coupled to a plurality of onboard sensors, a human-machine interface, and a plurality of climate actuators, wherein the actuators are responsive to respective command parameters generated by the control circuit in response to the sensors and the human-machine interface;
• a wireless communication system for transmitting vehicle HVAC data to and receiving crowd data from a remote server;
• wherein the control circuit initiates a request for crowd data via the communication system to the remote server, and wherein the request includes peer parameters for identifying a vehicle environment;
• wherein the control circuit receives a response via the communication system from the remote server, and wherein the response comprises crowd data and at least one weight indicating a confidence level associated with the crowd data;
• and
• wherein the control circuit generates at least one command parameter using a set of fuzzy rules responsive to the crowd data and the weight from the response.