An Integrated Platform for Vehicle-Related Services and Records Management Using Blockchain Technology.

This paper proposes an integrated system for vehicle-related services and records management using blockchain technology, where various stakeholders (vehicle owners, regional transport offices, insurance issuers, pollution control test centers, traffic police) can avail or provide various services (vehicle’s registration, driving license issuance, insurance and pollution-under-control certificates issuance, automated insurance claim, auditable trail of vehicle’s documents access and verification) in a hassle-free manner without any untrusted intermediaries. While the use of blockchain technology increases accountability, transparency, and trust in the system, this allows a cohesive integration of the proposed system with other smart city digital infrastructures easily. We develop a prototype of our proposal as a proof of concept using Hyperledger Fabric, adopting Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) policy, and we present an experimental evaluation to demonstrate the performance of the system. To the best of our knowledge, this proposal is the first of its kind to provide a common blockchain-based platform for all vehicle-related services and records management.