# MOBI Vehicle Identity Standard

> MOBI unites BMW, Ford, GM, Renault, Bosch and 100+ partners for open DLT mobility standards. Vehicle Identity Standards secure digital vehicle identities in a decentralized manner. MOBI develops standards for autonomous payments, P2P ride-sharing and usage-based insurance.

**Sector:** Quaternary sector · **Industry:** High tech and innovation · **Organisation:** Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI) mit BMW, Ford, General Motors, Renault, Bosch · **Maturity level:** Pilot

Canonical URL: https://www.sapientblock.com/en/use-cases/mobility-open-blockchain-initiative-fahrzeugidentitaet-dezentral-absichern

## Documentation status

- **Project status:** Pilot
- **Evidence:** Evidence high
- **Editorial review:** Ufuk Avci, 15 April 2026

## Description

MOBI (Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative) is a consortium of 100+ companies — including BMW, Ford, GM, Renault, Bosch — developing open DLT standards for mobility. Vehicle Identity (VID) standards define decentralized digital identities for vehicles. Technology partners: IOTA, Hyperledger, ConsenSys.

MOBI creates the standardisation foundation for the Economy of Things in the mobility sector. Without uniform standards, different blockchain solutions cannot interact.

## Benefits

- Automobile manufacturers and insurers use VID standards for tamper-proof vehicle histories.
- Usage-Based Insurance is enabled by verifiable on-chain driving data.
- Used car buyers benefit from verifiable vehicle histories.
- Autonomous payments at charging stations and car parks without manual interaction.
- Open DLT standards for interoperability between different blockchain solutions in mobility.
- Vehicle Identity (VID) standards define decentralized digital identities for vehicles.
- 100+ companies in the consortium ensure broad industry acceptance.
- Developers use open MOBI standards as a basis for blockchain-based mobility applications.

## Challenges

- Automobile manufacturers must extend existing vehicle IT systems with blockchain interfaces.
- End users must build trust in decentralized vehicle identities — an acceptance hurdle for traditional drivers.
- MOBI is primarily a standardisation and consortium project with proof-of-concept implementations — not a production product.
- Fragmentation of DLT technologies (IOTA, Hyperledger, ConsenSys) complicates uniform implementation.
- Lack of specialists with expertise at the interface of automotive and distributed ledger technology.

## Technology foundation

Multi-DLT approach (IOTA, Hyperledger, Ethereum), open Vehicle Identity standards, smart contracts for autonomous M2M payments.

## Sources

- [MOBI – Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative](https://dlt.mobi)
- [MOBI Vehicle Identity Standards](https://dlt.mobi/standards/)
- [MOBI: The World's Largest Automakers Announce a Joint Proof of Concept for the First Vehicle Identity on Blockchain (BMW, Ford, GM, Groupe Renault, Honda; Zitat CEO Chris Ballinger)](https://dlt.mobi/the-worlds-largest-automakers-along-with-mobi-announce-a-joint-proof-of-concept-for-the-first-vehicle-identity-on-blockchain/)
- [PRNewswire: MOBI Announces the First Vehicle Identity (VID) Standard on Blockchain in Collaboration with Groupe Renault, Ford, and BMW (17.07.2019)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mobi-announces-the-first-vehicle-identity-vid-standard-on-blockchain-in-collaboration-with-groupe-renault-ford-and-bmw-among-others-300886338.html)
- [Ledger Insights: Renault, Ford lead MOBI blockchain push for Vehicle ID standard — 20+ Beitragende, u. a. Accenture, BMW, GM, Honda, IBM, IOTA](https://www.ledgerinsights.com/mobi-blockchain-vehicle-id-standard-renault-ford/)
- [Ledger Insights: MOBI, BMW, Ford release second blockchain Vehicle Identity Standard (VID II)](https://www.ledgerinsights.com/mobi-bmw-ford-blockchain-vehicle-identity-standard/)