University of Nevada, Reno Develops Blockchain-powered Autonomous Vehicle
A project at the University of Nevada, Reno is developing a new blockchain-powered autonomous vehicle project.
The Intelligent Mobility project, coordinated by the University of Nevada, Reno and the Nevada Center of Applied Research (NCAR), has chosen enterprise blockchain and Internet of Things (IoT) firm Filament to develop an autonomous vehicle smart city project.
According to the press release, the new blockchain-enabled initiative is designed to improve safety and communication between driverless connected cars and the surrounding infrastructure.
Director of the Nevada Center for Applied Research, Carlos Cardillo, explained that the growing number of connected vehicles on the roads multiplies the amount of various IoT devices, which can potentially create vulnerabilities. As such, blockchain implementation intends to expand data integrity standards.
According to the press release, the university will soon launch simulated testing of Filament’s Blocklet technology, a tool designed to empower connected machines with transactive value through distributed ledger technology. The integration of the tech will reportedly enable a trustworthy record of events by enabling attested data exchange via blockchain transactions.
Allison Clift-Jennings, Filament CEO said that the university’s test vehicles will accept only Blocklet-attested data transmissions, protecting them from potential bad actors or man-in-the-middle attacks.