When they hear the term “blockchain”, most people think of bitcoin. While cryptocurrency is the best-known example of how this technology is used, blockchain offers a solution to a variety of future issues and can also make life easier for motorists, for example when they’re buying a used car.

“Blockchain technology itself is not the end-all solution,” explains Dr. Andre Luckow, Head of Distributed Ledger and Emerging Technologies at the BMW Group. “What it does is give us the technical foundation we need to create helpful and effective solutions.”

Dr. Luckow leads the IT team in the BMW Group that works with the specialist departments to develop potential blockchain use cases that could shape the mobility of the future. Read on to find out about three of them.