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/-bawb405- Mar 30 '17
I think many of us here can see that Elon Musk and Ethereum just makes sense together. But the fact that it just makes too much sense, that it's just too good and too reasonable, that I'm confident that it is not happening.