Altcoin News: IBM Patented a Blockchain Solution for Autonomous Cars

April 8, 2019, by Marko Vidrih on ALTCOIN MAGAZINE

Technology giant IBM has patented a blockchain system that will manage data for self-driving cars.

The patent describes a platform that will expand the capabilities of self-driving cars while maintaining privacy. With its help, an autonomous car will be able to better predict the behavior of drivers of traditional cars who are moving alongside a self-driving car.

The patent also lists various parameters that are evaluated by the blockchain system. With the help of a large number of sensors, the system will determine the traffic situation and will be able to predict the maneuvers of neighboring cars.

“Observing, detecting, and sensing of the driver behavior data can be collected by the in-vehicle sensors of the driver’s vehicle in real-time and uploaded onto a cloud data hub, designated […] as a Mobility Information Hub (MIH), to which the SDV can subscribe to,” the patent outlines.

IBM suggests that the blockchain can improve this complex system and will allow real-time prediction of driver behavior while maintaining privacy. Access to the data will be received only by trusted companies and individuals.

Note that in early March, IBM patented blockchain solutions in the field of security and database management. At the same time last year, the technology giant received seven patents describing solutions using the blockchain.

Author: Marko Vidrih