Produced by the Polkadot Ecological Research Institute, it must be a boutique (the article is very long, it is recommended to collect it first and then read it)
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Produced by the Polkadot Ecological Research Institute, it must be a boutique (the article is very long, it is recommended to collect it first and then read it)background。
Under the continuous threat of the spread of the global epidemic, financial market turmoil, and frequent extreme weather, all industries and the global economy are facing severe tests. As one of the pillar industries of the national economy, the automobile industry plays an important role in promoting the countrys economic development.
Since the world economic crisis in 2008, my countrys automobile production has rapidly occupied the market. According to statistics, Chinas automobile sales in 2009 were 13.645 million,
Surpassing the United States to become the worlds largest car sales market, after that, the annual production and sales of my countrys auto industry continued to increase, maintaining a steady growth trend
It can be seen that, no matter whether it is a developed country or a developing country, the automobile industry has considerable room for development. But at the same time, automobile manufacturing is also undergoing a huge transformation. Pain points such as opaque supply chain information, long industrial chain traceability, and insufficient data credibility have become increasingly prominent.
Therefore, the integration of blockchain technology and the automotive industry is expected to fundamentally solve these problems, leading automotive companies to complete digital transformation and upgrading, thereby creating greater possibilities and development space with the advantages of blockchain.
Pain points faced by automobile manufacturing
Although judging from the status quo of the global industry consumer market, my country is still the worlds largest automobile consumer market, but the informatization process and level of the traditional automobile manufacturing industry are uneven, and many automobile companies are facing many challenges in the process of digital transformation, and these The challenge is precisely the pain point that car manufacturing continues to solve.The industrial chain is lengthy and difficult to trace。
The automobile industry chain is mainly composed of five major parts, the automobile manufacturing industry, the automobile parts manufacturing industry, the parts manufacturing related industries, the automobile service trade industry and the automobile industry support system. Parts manufacturing and other basic industries related to parts manufacturing extend down to the field of trade in services, including automobile sales, maintenance, and financial services.
It can be said that the automobile industry chain is lengthy, and the information in each link is complicated and there are many related entities. OEMs often do not know the real situation of suppliers below the second level, and the degree of information visualization is low.
Therefore, problems such as low overall operational efficiency and limited data circulation have not been resolved.
Supply chain information is opaque, prone to bullwhip effect
The automotive industry is a field with a high degree of globalization of the industrial chain, with a moderately large number of suppliers spread across different regions. In the process of automobile production, a complete supply chain system of raw materials, spare parts production, vehicle assembly and logistics, vehicle sales, and after-sales service constitutes the entire automobile supply chain.
Because of this, companies in the supply chain maintain and manage data independently, resulting in low efficiency of information communication and data interaction, which in turn produces a bullwhip effect, which is a common high-risk phenomenon in marketing.
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The bullwhip effect refers to a phenomenon of demand variation and amplification in the supply chain, which makes it impossible to effectively share information when the information flow is transmitted from the final client to the original supplier, making the information distorted and amplified step by step, resulting in Demand information is increasingly fluctuating.
Then in the automobile industry, 4S stores are used as terminal sales, and the fluctuations in sales will be amplified step by step through dealers and subsequently affect the output of vehicle manufacturers. Under the influence of the bullwhip effect, excessive inventory will become The burden of the enterprise, which in turn brings huge losses to the automobile manufacturers.
The business process in the transaction is cumbersome and complicated
The automobile industry is widely connected, and a large number of repetitive processes cannot be avoided in the transaction to complete the verification and audit work. Especially in the import and export business, international trade customs clearance requires multi-party coordination, and the process is cumbersome and complicated.
Taking vehicle logistics as an example, after the car leaves the factory from the original equipment manufacturer, it will be transported to the shipping company through the logistics provider. to the leasing company and then to the customer.
The transportation process of parts involves planning, forecasting, and tracking of parts. It is necessary to ensure that they arrive at the right place at the right time. Every link in the district verification, agency, payment, order, etc. is very complicated. At the same time, many situations may occur during the transportation of the car, and these factors affect the efficiency of car delivery to varying degrees.
What kind of results has blockchain technology achieved in the automotive manufacturing industry?
With the further development of the blockchain, the automotive industry has also begun to explore the application of blockchain technology to scenarios such as supply chains, car services, and shared travel. As early as 2018, BMW, Renault, Ford and General Motors announced the launch of the Mobile Open Blockchain Project to promote the development and innovation of blockchain technology in the automotive industry.Traceability Visualization。
The blockchain has the characteristics of data traceability, anti-forgery and tampering, etc. After the data is created and stored, it cannot be edited or deleted, and once the transaction is verified and approved, it is irrevocable. This will effectively increase the transparency of the supply chain in the automotive industry, thereby ensuring the authenticity of the information it carries and reducing the chance of fraud.
MOBI CEO Chris Ballinger has stated,
The car is the fourth screen and the next big data battlefield. Its a Trillion Dollar Jackpot
As a result, more and more automakers have been conducting proof-of-concepts for blockchain technology, which is expected to be the next driver of innovation in the automotive industry.
With the rapid growth of global new energy vehicles in the past year, the establishment of a safe, credible, encrypted and shared supply chain data platform is a prerequisite to ensure the source of materials.
As the state of raw materials changes from mine to manufacturing and throughout the manufacturing process, blockchain can ensure the validity and security of this data, which will help automakers disclose the carbon footprint and reliability of electric vehicles. traceable material.
Get supply chain information
The supply chain network data of the automobile industry is numerous, complex and fragmented. If all links in multiple chains in the industry can be connected and effectively linked, these complex data will exert unprecedented potential.picture。
Based on the transparent, credible and traceable characteristics of the blockchain, it can be used to establish vehicle identification, complete records of key information such as the source of vehicle parts (including specific suppliers and batches), production and assembly processes, sales channels, and maintenance records. In this way, vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, dealers, and service providers are completely connected to form a complete data chain.
With vehicle identity and supply chain information, companies can build an open ecosystem,
Through reliable quality control system and efficient logistics and warehousing dynamic management mechanism, reduce the cost of automobile manufacturers and significantly improve their efficiency in the supply chain process
Simplify the process
With the continuous expansion of the import and export business of automobiles, since information is usually stored in multiple different systems, the transaction processing capabilities among participants such as logistics service providers, transportation companies, and original equipment manufacturers will be affected by the information in the process. At the same time, paper-based processes also greatly reduce the efficiency of business processes.
Blockchain technology can help the automotive industry chain to do data management and transaction execution. Previously, Tesla used blockchain technology to assist in the transportation of auto parts at the Shanghai factory. Through blockchain technology, the operation process of all parts transportation can be recorded on the chain, so as to realize the paperless process of import delivery.
The use of blockchain-based supply chain information platforms can effectively reduce human operations. It can be said that blockchain technology realizes the irreversibility of data in the process of data transfer, thereby promoting the automation of interaction between enterprises, improving efficiency and reducing costs.What explorations has Polkadot Ecology made in automobile manufacturing?
It can be seen that the blockchain can solve many problems in automobile manufacturing, and some applications in the Polkadot ecosystem are transforming theory into display.
Ocean Protocol is a decentralized data exchange protocol that unlocks data for AI, with solutions for decentralized data markets and monetization, powering the data economy
. Its mission is to launch a global Web3 data economy, return power to data owners, and enable people to derive value from data to improve our world.Ocean Protocol has grown together with Polkadot a long time ago. The creators of Ocean Protocol and Polkadot have been collaborating since the days of Ethereum in 2014 through the creation of Parity and the Web3 Foundation.。
Ocean Protocol once considered building a Substrate chain on Polkadot, but with the development of the project, Ocean Protocol finally chose to deploy multi-chains in cooperation with Moonbeam/Moonriver, an EVM-compatible chain on Polkadot.http://ocean.py）
On January 25, 2021, Ocean Protocol announced its cooperation with MoonbeamNetwork, which will eventually enable data producers and consumers to use Oceans tools in the Polkadot ecosystem, providing the Polkadot ecosystem with access to a powerful Web3-based data market. October 6, 2021
Data market builders and other DApp developers can use the Ocean library and front-end components (market) together on Moonriver. (ocean.js,
Token holders can transfer their OCEAN on the Ethereum mainnet to OCEAN on Moonriver and then bridge back using AnySwap.
As for how to improve car manufacturing, on July 7, 2020, Ocean Protocol announced that it has completed a proof of concept with Mercedes-Benz manufacturer Daimler to test the use of blockchain between internal and service personnel. The ability to exchange information between companies and allow businesses to share and monetize data.
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The trial tested data digitization (onboarding), user authentication and data sharing, while ensuring data security and control.
This includes all solutions leveraging Ocean Protocol, including blockchain networking, data discovery, access control, decentralized storage, and Compute-to-Data.And automakers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are realizing that they can extract value from vast amounts of data, which may include sensor data generated by the car itself, as well as data consumed by passengers in the car.。
On the other hand, Bruce Pon, the founder of Ocean Protocol, had worked in Daimlers IT department for five years, and he knew that a company of this size could spend about $300 million a year trying to coordinate software, implement security measures and strengthen various systems. types of management.
Most of the cost problems stem from data opacity,
After more than two years of running-in, on July 21, 2022, Daimler Southeast Asia, a subsidiary of the Mercedes-Benz Group, put into production through its Acentrik blockchain platform on the previous basis. https://acentrik.io/Acentrik is built on the most advanced technology of Ocean Protocol, with data sovereignty as the core, making it easier for enterprises to release the value of decentralized data and achieve greater data sharing in the community. The focus will be on developing two powerful use cases: 1. Enabling companies to buy and sell data over the blockchain 2. Enabling companies to monetize data in a privacy-preserving manner.
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With Acentriks V1.0, businesses can now publish datasets with parameters. By setting such API parameters, they can ensure more specific data is fetched from the endpoint.
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therefore,The automobile industry is a classic industry with many links in the supply chain, a huge industry scale, and many companies involved. The impact of the supply chain on the automobile industry is very obvious, so the optimization of the supply chain will bring significant benefits to the entire automobile industry. Effect.。
At the same time, automobiles have a huge demand and can generate data themselves. There are many places worth mining in the massive data. In recent years, the use of artificial intelligence to analyze data has become a hot spot nowadays, and it is also a must for all business strategists. land.
therefore,
Whether it is in terms of supply chain or data level, blockchain has a natural fit for the automotive industry
As the value of blockchain technology in supply chain, data sharing, etc. becomes clearer, many automakers, either proactively or under pressure from competitors, have begun to try to integrate blockchain technology into the industry.
And such a change is forced to be driven by new technologies, because the cost reduction and efficiency increase or potential value that blockchain can bring is unprecedented in previous technologies.Although enterprises using blockchain technology to carry out reforms will also be affected, after all, the promotion of new technologies requires a lot of investment, and the specific implementation effect is still unknown, and it may even affect their original income.。
Polkadot, as a multi-chain ecosystem that can quickly build a blockchain and is compatible with the existing EVM ecosystem, is becoming one of the preferred blockchain infrastructures for enterprises
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