BATS: A Blockchain-based Authentication and Trust Management System in Vehicular Networks

As the backbone of the connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs), vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs) enable a variety of applications for sharing traffic information and road safety messages. However, the possibility of malicious activity in such an untrusted environment necessitates evaluating the credibility of sent messages by vehicles. In this article, we put forward a blockchain-based authenti...