A new auto industry consortium launches today. MOBI, the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative, is a consortium of carmakers, mobility, energy and infrastructure providers. Founding members include BMW, Renault, GM, and Ford.
Tech companies will take on a sponsorship role. The organization explicitly states that it is technology agnostic which is demonstrated by participation from IBM, Hyperledger, IOTA, and Consensys (Ethereum). Hyperledger’s Brian Behlendorf and Consensys’ Joseph Lubin are on the advisory board.
The Founder and CEO is Chris Ballinger who spent the last 15 years of his career with Toyota, most recently as Director of Mobility Services for the Toyota Research Institute. There he founded a similarly named Blockchain Mobility Consortium which mainly collaborated with tech companies.
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