Porsche introduces blockchain to cars
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Porsche introduces blockchain to cars
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Re: Porsche introduces blockchain to cars
#2So I read this and I can't tell what it actually does in the car.
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#3So I read this and I can't tell what it actually does in the car.
Same. Most of the tech seems to not relate to actual blockchain use and instead talks about 'temporary authorisation of access' and data logging.
If someone does understand what Porsche is doing here with blockchain, please translate...
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#4So I read this and I can't tell what it actually does in the car.
Sounds like you/porsche can allow lock/unlock access via blockchain, using smart contracts. Does this open the door (no pun intended) for governments to deliver subpoenas for getting access to locked cars? Convenience is always at the expense of freedom.
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#5Porsche has been playing with new ownership models recently, including a sort of membership club where a fixed monthly payment gets you access to any model.
So this blockchain-based entitlements thingumy could be seen as an attempt to put in a flexible technology to support more experimentation along those lines.
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#6I wonder if they're just announcing this to see what it can do for their stock price. At the risk of saying something completely reductive, I feel like any technical person with a beginner's grasp of what blockchain technology can do is only going to say "but why", and the appeal here is going to be limited to speculators or people impressed by the social proof that blockchain is impressive to others.
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#7So I read this and I can't tell what it actually does in the car.
Sounds like you/porsche can allow lock/unlock access via blockchain, using smart contracts. Does this open the door (no pun intended) for governments to deliver subpoenas for getting access to locked cars? Convenience is always at the expense of freedom.
Can’t wait until it costs $30 and takes 45 minutes to unlock my car!
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#8Blockchain all the things!
Well, I guess we officially know what this years buzzword technology that will be added to everything whether it makes sense or not is.
Re: Porsche introduces blockchain to cars
#9So I read this and I can't tell what it actually does in the car.
Sounds like you/porsche can allow lock/unlock access via blockchain, using smart contracts. Does this open the door (no pun intended) for governments to deliver subpoenas for getting access to locked cars? Convenience is always at the expense of freedom.
Well as we have seen, there are never bugs in smart contracts.
Cannot wait until a hard fork is required to prevent thieves from opening my car.
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#10I don't get how these logging and sending commands to a car use cases benefit in any way from a blockchain as opposed to just having a central server handle it.
If anything, having Porsche be responsible for the security of that system is a benefit. Not to mention the reduced overhead.
I am very interested in seeing how my assumptions are proved wrong.