Blockchain based Framework for Investigating Pedestrian and Cyclist Hit and Run Cases in the Internet of Vehicles Era

Vehicles will become connected via Internet of vehicles as part of Intelligent transportation systems in future. The road users like pedestrians and cyclist can become part of the connected environment using mobile applications. A conceptual framework involving the Convergence of emerging technologies like machine learning, blockchain, mobile application, Internet of vehicles and Edge computing is presented. The work studies how these existing individual technologies can converge together to incorporate safety and evidence management in the context of pedestrian hit and run cases. Blockchain is used as a secure, distributed and immutable forensic log to manage evidence related to the incident by various stakeholders for investigation and settlements. Smart contract specific to storage and access of evidence related to hit and run case is designed and evaluated.