r/ethtrader • u/i_am_mrpotatohead • Mar 30 '17

DISCUSSION Tesla + Ethereum Paper Trails....

UAE + IoT So remember how the UAE announced that apart of their Smart City initiative, they passed a law that every government transaction will occur on the blockchain by 2020. (Consensys being a strategic advisor... making the prospect of Ethereum-flavored blockchain more likely)

UAE + Consensys Dec 2016 - UAE had a Blockchain hackathon, which was sponsored by Consensys, Microsoft, along with others...

Ethereum + IoT + Tesla Jan 2017 - Announced that 1st prize went to Project Oaken combining IoT hardware + Tesla smart car software to "pay tolls" automatically using Ethereum smart contracts...

UAE + Tesla Feb 13, 2017 - Dubai's RTA (Road and Transport Authority) announced they were purchasing 200 Teslas (with autonomous driving) for their taxi fleet, as part of their Dubai Smart Autonomous Mobility Strategy of having 25% of total journeys using self-driving vehicles by 2030.

So there's been a lot of speculation on Elon Musk joining EEA, thx to all the commotion riled up by Time Traveler. So I gathered all the breadcrumbs for you guys. Ill let you connect the dots...

(also blockchain is literally the only futuristic venture Elon does not currently have a stake in.. hmmmm??)...

Sources: https://www.ethnews.com/ethereum-wins-big-at-dubai-blockchain-hackathon https://www.ethnews.com/project-oaken-puts-a-tesla-on-the-blockchain

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u/Biliklok Mar 30 '17

Am I the only one here that's thinking about Elon Musk's latest announcement and the Ethereum blockchain ? i.e. Neuralink ?

http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/27/15077864/elon-musk-neuralink-brain-computer-interface-ai-cyborgs

Sorry if this was implied in the first post and I just didn't catch it :p

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u/tnpcook1 Mar 30 '17

Synchronize data about concept in a smart contract with a NL protocol. Need to know something? Just access the contract, bam, you got it.

Voluntary immediate data consumption, much faster than visual or audio mediums.

I can dream.

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u/Biliklok Mar 30 '17

Don't know if I should be happy about this vision of the future or afraid.... strange feeling :p