Design of a Blockchain Enabled Secure Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication System

The automobile sector is experiencing tremendous changes with the proliferation of vehicular communications, intelligent transport systems, and self-contained motor vehicles during the last decade. Recent improvements in software, hardware, and communication system to create different applications and standards make these technologies conceivable. Today, new technologies are attached to vehicles that recognize and enhance the driving experience of possible drive concerns. The integration of vehicles involves three main components: sensors, information systems, and communication systems to develop a connected vehicle network. Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication is employed within a connected network to ease traffic congestion and enhance passenger protection. There exist many issues like security of vehicles, communication interfaces and stored data. Therefore, a Blockchain-enabled Secure Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication System (BSVCS) has been proposed to provide security to the communication interfaces for connected vehicles. Vehicles can communicate directly (for short-range) or via a cellular connection (for long-range) using C-V2X technology. It can also contribute to authoritative management to store the key securely and the process of its generation. A 2-step authentication process (2-SAP) has been introduced to identify a genuine user and to detect any unauthorized user. The proposed system can resolve the security issues such as no-authentication, broadcasting, the securities arbitration rule, and cybersecurity in the V2V communication system. It also secures vehicle security and user privacy in the V2V communication system.