Panasonic, the Japanese electronics conglomerate, has been active in both autonomous vehicles and blockchain developments. From this week’s patent data, we see that Panasonic is combining these two areas by utilizing blockchain to authenticating and updating map data for autonomous vehicles. It was reported that Panasonic’s autonomous driving system is expected to be launched in commercial vehicles as early as in 2022. In November 2018, Panasonic became LA Blockchain Lab’s founding corporate partner. The California-based non-profit is a collaboration between startups, enterprises, educators, government, and investors who are looking to transform local communities through distributed ledger technology.
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