At present, automobile manufacturers such as Porsche, Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, Renault and Toyota have set foot in the field of blockchain, and have carried out many practical ideas on automobiles and blockchain. Recently, GM also announced the patent to update the blockchain autopilot navigation map and became a member of the blockchain army.
Blockchain of various gameplay car companies
Before talking about the application of blockchain technology in the automobile industry, let's talk about the characteristics of blockchain technology. Its biggest feature is decentralization and openness. At the same time, in the blockchain technology, data can only be added in the form of blocks through the * * * identification algorithm, and cannot be modified or deleted to prevent tampering. It is precisely because of these characteristics that the biggest change brought by blockchain technology is in social credit. Therefore, many professionals believe that blockchain technology is an exchange of efficiency and trust, which can improve efficiency and reduce costs.
Back to the application of blockchain technology in the automotive industry. The patent applied for this time is a car map navigation system based on blockchain technology and constantly updated. Blockchain is used to integrate the data of vehicle sensors and generate safe and reliable maps for self-driving cars through computer science algorithms.
Before GM, Porsche cooperated with XAIN, a startup company in Berlin, Germany, to test the blockchain in cars. The application of blockchain technology not only improves the unlocking speed of vehicles, but also brings more convenient temporary authorization, realizing safer smart contracts and new business models. At the same time, blockchain technology can also improve autonomous driving through data sharing.
It is worth mentioning that the above gameplay also made Porsche the first sports car manufacturer to introduce blockchain technology into the automotive field and successfully test it. In this regard, Porsche said: "This transformation based on blockchain technology can not only improve the safety performance of the vehicle itself, but also bring unprecedented fast experience to the owner, which is of great help to the future research and development of driverless technology."
In addition, Tesla also uses blockchain technology to manage the import logistics of Shanghai factory, which can speed up the extraction process of parts and simplify the release process, and at the same time, it can query the location and specific situation of parts more accurately, conveniently and quickly. In addition, automakers such as Mercedes-Benz, Renault and Toyota have also made many practical ideas about automobiles and blockchains.
Why do the two collide?
It can be seen that many auto companies have joined the technical army of blockchain. The reason for this choice is that in the view of Zhu Youping, a blockchain economist and deputy director of the Economic Network Management Center of the National Information Center, blockchain technology will change the ecology of the automobile industry, from production to sales to after-sales service. Significant changes will take place, which may lead to a new model of * * * cars in the future.
First of all, in terms of production, blockchain technology can ensure the consistency of vehicle production. After the application of blockchain technology, like some enterprises, quality inspection vehicles are produced in strict accordance with the requirements, and there will be no phenomenon of mass production vehicles cutting corners. At the same time, blockchain technology can also use traceability to help workers check every production link.
On the sales side, because the blockchain technology has the characteristics of tamper resistance, when it is applied to automobile production, it can quickly find out whether the sold vehicles meet the requirements of production consistency. At the same time, it is precisely because of this unchangeable characteristic that the historical information data of vehicles can be guaranteed to be true and reliable when buying and selling used cars.
In addition, blockchain technology can also be applied to the automotive aftermarket. By combining blockchain technology, vehicle maintenance, maintenance and insurance claims will become credible and efficient. For example, at present, many consumers have encountered the problem of stealing columns during maintenance. After using blockchain technology, consumers can easily check the maintenance process, and 4S stores will naturally not be tempted.
At the same time, the unique mutual trust function of blockchain will also play an important role in the future development of * * * cars. It is reported that at present, * * * car only uses big data calculation method, but there are problems with credit authenticity. After using blockchain technology, the real information of drivers and renters will all be presented, and consumers can avoid some risks according to the real information reflected by blockchain.
The key to the future is the alliance chain
In fact, blockchain technology needs to form an alliance chain if it is to be further applied in the automobile industry. Earlier, Zuo Chun, president of Zhongke Soft Technology Co., Ltd., said in an interview with the media: "Looking forward to the development direction of blockchain technology, the alliance chain platform is the next step. Once the blockchain is realized, it may lead to great changes in the application level. "
As early as 20 18, BMW, Ford, GM and Renault announced their participation in the "Mobile Open Blockchain Initiative" (hereinafter referred to as MOBI). It is worth mentioning that MOBI alliance members and partners account for 70% of global automobile production, which is also the largest alliance dedicated to the application of blockchain technology in the automotive field in history.
According to MOBI statement, the alliance aims to create * * * the same standards and API (application program interface) among alliance members, and seek to establish a new digital mobile ecosystem, so that enterprises and consumers can have security and sovereignty over their driving data, manage trips and enjoy transactions with vehicles, and store vehicle identity and usage information.
However, Zhu Youping also pointed out that the scale of automobile enterprises is relatively large, and the alliance blockchain will have a far-reaching impact on automobile enterprises. However, the biggest difficulty in the application of blockchain technology in the automobile industry at present lies in the lack of understanding. Therefore, alliances like MOBI need more members to join. On the one hand, more car companies can realize blockchain technology, on the other hand, they can also enjoy the data of car companies.
As an emerging technology in recent years, blockchain is still in the initial stage of development, and whether it can be used on a large scale in the future is still unknown. Even if it can be used on a large scale, it will take a long time. However, it is undeniable that the emergence and application of blockchain technology has made the automobile industry have more development possibilities.
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