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Analysis of blockchain technology in the mobility sector

Die Blockchain-Technologie im Mobilitäts-Sektor – eine Analyse

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Since the creation of the first automobile by Carl Benz in the year 1886, various emerging technologies and trends, that disrupted and completely changed other industries, have passed the automotive sector unmolested. With focus on the prolonging value chain of connected cars, a radical change is to be expected due to new emerging information technologies such as blockchain. This paper provides a proposal for the evaluation and categorization of blockchain use cases, as well as a brief overview over promising use cases in the mobility sector and their challenges.

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Zahlreiche neue Technologien und Trends, die andere Branchen disruptiv und ganzheitlich verändert haben, sind seit dem Bau des ersten Automobils von Carl Benz im Jahre 1886 an der Automobilindustrie größtenteils unbehelligt vorbeigezogen. Im Hinblick auf die sich mit vernetzten Fahrzeugen verlängernde Wertschöpfungskette bahnt sich im Mobility-Sektor mit neuen Informations-Technologien wie der Blockchain ein tiefgreifender Umbruch an. Dieser Artikel wird einen Vorschlag zur Bewertung und Kategorisierung von Blockchain-Use-Cases vorstellen, sowie einen kurzen Überblick über vielversprechende Use-Cases und die dazugehörigen Herausforderungen im Mobility-Bereich gegeben.

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  1. See https://car-ewallet.zf.com.

  2. See https://shareandcharge.com.

  3. See www.share&charge.io.

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Acknowledgements

The results shown in this paper are based upon the evaluation of 20 interviews with blockchain experts and decision makers from the mobility sector. At this point we want to thank all experts, who took their time to share their knowledge and experience with us.

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  1. Frankfurt School Blockchain Center, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management gGmbH, Adickesallee 32–34, 60322, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Martin Gösele & Philipp Sandner

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Gösele, M., Sandner, P. Analysis of blockchain technology in the mobility sector. Forsch Ingenieurwes 83, 809–816 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10010-019-00315-y

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