A Trustworthy Internet of Vehicles: The DAO to Safe, Secure, and Collaborative Autonomous Driving

The potential of the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) to reduce on-board system costs in autonomous vehicles through shared intelligence is considerable. However, it still faces significant challenges, including concerns over data breaches and privacy, inefficiencies and limited fault tolerance in centralized management, and the challenge of ensuring data accuracy. This letter marks the inaugural report from a series of IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles (TIV) Trustworthy IoV Workshops, which aim to address these issues. In these workshops, the authors explore the concept of a decentralized IoV (DeIoV), underpinned by decentralized autonomous organizations and operations (DAOs), to facilitate trustworthy interactions between vehicles and other entities. The proposed DeIoV is structured in two layers: the local DAO layer and the global DAO layer. This dual-layer architecture distinguishes between real-time and non-real-time decision-making tasks, aiding in their efficient completion. To ensure data security, integrity, and accuracy, the authors employ blockchain technology and smart contracts, which allow for mutual verification among adjacent members and utilize encryption algorithms. A reputation value-based voting mechanism for decision-making is also introduced, which helps prevent the monopolization of power through token-based systems, a common issue in traditional DAOs. Ultimately, the authors believe that DeIoV has the potential to create a trustworthy IoV ecosystem, contributing significantly to safe, secure, and collaborative autonomous driving.

• Record URL:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIV.2023.3337345
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Copyright © 2024, IEEE.
• Authors:
  • Yang, Jing
  • Ni, Qinghua
  • Luo, Guiyang
  • Cheng, Qi
  • Oukhellou, Latifa
  • Han, Shuangshuang
• Publication Date: 2023-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 4678-4681
• Serial:
  • IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • ISSN: 2379-8858
  • Serial URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=7274857

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Autonomous vehicles; Blockchains; Cooperation; Decentralization; Decision making; Internet of things
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01905952
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 26 2024 10:02AM