It is easy to get lost in what we are involved in when we are in the middle of it.  There is a major shift taking place with a great deal of experimentation occurring within the realm of blockchain.  Often, it is easy to miss the bigger picture when we are focused upon what is in front of us.  Taking a step back often is helpful.

We see a lot of development in this industry.  It is easy to get caught up with what the likes of Larimer or Buterin are doing.  Certainly, it is safe to say they are big names in this realm.  Yet, when you look at it from the scope of the entirety, they are small fish.  There are many players, corporations, that dwarf those who are in this industry.

This is the level that we see a great deal of experimentation taking place.

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I maintained that over the next decade. much of what migrates to blockchain will end up autonomous.  Most transactions will be done by computers.  People will not be interacting but, rather, machines.  The Internet of Things is starting to be constructed.

Blockchain is going to be a vital piece of this.  For years, I thought it the ideal coupling with autonomous vehicles.  Robotaxis and the associated services are going to take over the transportation industry.  Blockchain is going to be required to fulfill this.

The present tendency for the mega-corporations is to build their own stuff.  Recently, we are starting to see some migrate away from that.  Bosch is one company that is opting for the later.  It is looking to tie autonomous vehicles to the blockchain

Bosch's project centers around using blockchain for electric vehicle charging.  They are not focusing upon full-autonomy at this point yet that would not be a difficult step.  Their plan is to create individualized charging plans based upon a variety of factors.

According to the CEO:

>“In the future, things will not only be communicatively networked based but will also cultivate business relationships with one another.”

The idea is that a driver will pull into a charging garage which will be accessed by the vehicle communicating with the garage.  All the information will be provided so the driver just pulls in.  After the charge is complete, the driver pulls out with the transaction settled by the car with the garage.

Bosch's idea is that payments are made in ETH removing the need for fiat.  All communication is machine-to-machine creating a frictionless situation.  



https://www.cryptolinenews.com/ethereum-news/bosch-testing-car-charging-station-with-ethereum-blockchain/

This will also work for entertainment and other services.  Having the vehicle interact with the blockchain allows for direct wallet-to-wallet payments.  All settlements can be handled without human interaction.

Of course, this takes on added meaning when you consider autonomous vehicles.  At that point, machine-to-machine communication is vital since there is no human driver.  Payments for services render to that autonomous vehicle needs to occur.  There is no way to swipe a Visa card under this scenario.

As we found out yesterday from the news about @cacheverse, whatever can be done on Ethereum can most likely also be duplicated on Steem.  How does it sound having autonomous car applications on the blockchain? 

Do you think it impossible?  Is is actually a closer reality than most of us known.

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