Transport News

Automaker Volvo plans to use cobalt tracked on a blockchain in the batteries following the unveiling of its fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge.

Blockchain startup Zamna raised $5 million to automate airport security checks with blockchain and biometrics.

A blockchain and DNA-based fuel tracking solution for fuel oil has launched after a pilot in the Netherlands.

Tests of a blockchain car identification and payment system deployed by automakers Renault, BMW, General Motors, Ford and Honda will start next month.

Indian car manufacturer Tata Motors is planning to integrate blockchain solutions into its internal processes as part of a newly launched program for startups.

Automotive supplier Continental is providing a demonstration of its data monetization platform with an earning app for sharing car parking data.

In a proof of concept demonstration, a Jaguar I-Pace uses Iota’s DLT to track and display the car’s energy source and usage to the public.

PlatOn has created a blockchain platform for monitoring the price of used cars, specifically tailored for the Beijing Mercedes-Benz Sales Service.

Thailand’s Customs Department plans to use IBM’s Tradelens blockchain shipment tracking solution, first at a port in Chon Buri and later in Bangkok.

Commerzbank tested blockchain-based machine to machine payments with trucks produced by the firm behind the Mercedes-Benz auto brand, Daimler.

Volvo is producing electric cars with cobalt mapped on a blockchain.

Canadian Pacific railway has joined a blockchain-for-transport group which aims to develop the technology for freight, logistics and supply chains.

S7 Airlines processed over $1 million through their blockchain payment system in July.

Fortaleza, a major city of northeast Brazil, will start accepting Bitcoin as payment for bus tickets by the end of 2019.

An open car hardware wallet solution will be provided by Daimler, the corporation behind Mercedes-Benz, in partnership with blockchain startup Riddle & Code.