S1E18 Blockchain for Smart Cities and Mobility with Tram Vo and Chris Ballinger from MOBI

We take a drive through the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative's (MOBI) work to-date on blockchain for automotive and mobility, and their imminent crossover into developing Smart Cities technology platforms. Chris and Tram talk about Citopia - an open Blockchain platform for multi-modal ticketing and with scope to expand into infrastructure monetisation and use of gamification to drive citizens' behaviour. We also hear about a top secret Citopia deal that could be coming to a country near you... This episode covers:

- The origins of MOBI - from small gatherings to global automotive consortium

- The ups and downs of being a couple in emerging tech

- The 4 main benefits of Blockchain for Smart Cities

- The BIG opportunity - optimising and monetising $26Tn of road infrastructure globally 

- Citopia: the first Smart Cities mobility platform using Blockchain and open APIs

- A sneak preview of a Top Secret national project where Citopia will be launched in the near future

- The contrast of developing technology with the public and private sectors 

- Example pain points in West Hollywood (Through traffic) and Manhattan (Deliveries and parking fines)

- The importance of tokens, cryptocurrency, digital twins and verifiable ID for enabling Smart Cities use cases

- Other innovations that Blockchain can help scale today: distributed electric charging, virtual battery storage, provision of city services and marginal cost pricing, incentivisation of citizen behaviour, drone deliveries and taxis

Links to topics discussed in this episode:

Tram's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tram-vo-6abba310

Chris' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-ballinger-5aa38912

MOBI Website: https://dlt.mobi

MOBI YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeme5eBgtJA6Q5qaZ8G8ZQg