Big automotive players have already approached us.  It is not within their resources to combine hardware that is capable to reach all the cars currently on the highway. You will see some level of this tech in the future within automotive engine management manufacturers.  Companies like Bosch, Fuji, Hitachi, they already have years mapped out for design and manufacturing. To get all internal departments on board to design a product in the way Gluon has, is not always a simple task.  

Those global players will rely on companies like ours to give them information from various parts of the world.  This type of information is very valuable to them for parts manufacturing and distribution.  

Our hardware is equipped with 3G/4G/LTE, wifi, bluetooth, and has storage capabilities along with an accelerometer and GPS.   There are many cars on the highway that are fully networked and provide a ton of critical data useful to parts manufactures, parts providers, repair facilities, and consumers.  I've barely scratched the surface.  Fleet management is in need of a device like this monitoring critical sensor output and failures within their network.  That is where blockchain comes in to capture and store this data securely.  

There are devices in the market that can read your standard protocol from OBDII.  Engine temp, coolant temp etc.   Those devices do not have access to other modules that do fail and provide information on the vehicle network like climate control, ABS, SRS, or traction control systems.  The Gluon device has the ability to access the entire network while providing/storing the data collected for various purposes.  

Great question, thanks for posting.

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