Ford patent solution for interoperability between cars using crypto currency
According to the new patent issued to the Ford car manufacturer, the company is considering using crypto currency to ensure the communication of cars among themselves on the road.
The patent under the heading "Inter-vehicle cooperation to regulate traffic", which was issued this Tuesday by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, describes how to solve the problem of congestion on the roads by coordinating the speed of cars among themselves and excluding from the decision-making process a person whose "psychology takes into account individual preferences for the time of travel. "
"Cooperatively managed system of integration and travel" (CMMP) will "track, record and evaluate the behavior of cars on the road."
The system will allow cars to move faster over less busy lanes, and also to group and provide travel in the event that such behavior will be most optimal.
It is noteworthy that the system provides for the use of its own crypto currency called CMMP to provide communication between cars.
"The CMMP system uses individual transactions based on tokens. Vehicles agree to transfer units of crypto-currency (sometimes called CMMP tokens) to each other. CMMP tokens are used to validate and authorize transactions in which one of the vehicles occupies a slower lane, which allows them to group and open lanes for traffic. "
In addition, it is envisaged to use tokens to perform calculations in the process of driving. For example, a hurrying driver can provide payment in CMMP tokens to other drivers to get the right of priority.
