IEEE Project Abstract

In the last century the automotive industry has arguably transformed society, being oneof the most complex, sophisticated and technologically advanced industries, with innovations rangingfrom hybrid, electric and self-driving smart cars to the development of IoT-connected cars. Due toits complexity, it requires the involvement of many Industry 4.0 technologies, like robotics, advancedmanufacturing systems, cyber-physical systems or augmented reality. One of the latest technologies thatcan benefit the automotive industry is blockchain, which can enhance its data security, privacy, anonymity,traceability, accountability, integrity, robustness, transparency, trustworthiness and authentication, as wellas provide long-term sustainability and a higher operational efficiency to the whole industry. This reviewanalyzes the great potential of applying blockchain technologies to the automotive industry emphasizing itscybersecurity features. Thus, the applicability of blockchain is evaluated after examining the state-of-the-artand devising the main stakeholders’ current challenges. Furthermore, the article describes the most relevantuse cases, since the broad adoption of blockchain unlocks a wide area of short- and medium-term promisingautomotive applications that can create new business models and even disrupt the car-sharing economy aswe know it. Finally, after a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis, somerecommendations are enumerated with the aim of guiding researchers and companies in future cyberresilientautomotive industry developments.