Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Saturn Corporation

Matthew Alan Schroeder

Fan Bai

Lakshmi V Thanayankizil

Rimas S Milunas

John Sergakis

Xi Ju

Kathleen S McMahon

A computer-implemented method at a service facility for capturing vehicle state and service information (VSSI) is provided. The method includes: detecting the arrival of a vehicle at the service facility; initiating, by a processor at the service facility, the establishment of a secure communication link with the vehicle via an in-vehicle wi-fi hotspot; wirelessly retrieving, by the processor at the service facility from the vehicle, a subset of VSSI via the wi-fi hotspot, wherein the retrieved VSSI includes the subset of the VSSI that has changed since the last update of the VSSI to a cloud-based server and wherein the subset of the VSSI includes some, but not all of the VSSI; and scheduling a vehicle service based on service indications derived from the VSSI.

Method and apparatus for leveraging wireless connectivity for pre-service preparation in service lanes

Timing of delivery of a determined fuel injection quantity is adapted for engine operating conditions including current conditions and likely future conditions under which the fueling requirement may vary significantly from fueling event to fueling event. Parameters are sensed indicating the actual engine operating condition and indicating any current or potential transients, and a fuel injection timing value referenced as a function of the parameters to account not only for the current engine condition, but for likely future conditions.

Fuel injection timing control

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Plymouth, MI, United States of America

Matthew Alan Schroeder