German automotive giant Daimler AG, famous for its Mercedes brands -Benz and Smart, presents its own digital technology. MobiCoin at the Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona, ​​Cointelegraph auf Deutsch on March 5th.

The project, which began in February 2018, was created to reward motorists for environmentally friendly driving habits: driving at low speeds. The project will be in testing for the next three months, during which 500 environmentally friendly drivers will be rewarded with MobiCoins. to Daimler and converted to MobiCoins, which will be stored in a mobile application. Participants with more MobiCoins will receive VIP tickets for events such as DTM races, the MercedesCup final or Berlin Fashion Week. However, it is not known whether drivers will be able to convert MobiCoins into currency or other cryptocurrencies.

The last few months have seen several German car giants adopt Blockchain technology. In February 2018, German automotive giant BMW announced its partnership with VeChain, the blockchain-based supply chain improvement platform. The same month, Porsche, based in Stuttgart, announced that she had partnered with the Berlin start-up XAIN to use Blockchain technology in improving the closing systems and capabilities of the cars autonomous.

Earlier, in January 2018, Volkswagen's Chief Digital Officer Johann Jungwirth joined the IOTA Foundation's supervisory board, a non-profit Blockchain foundation for the Internet of Things (IoT).