RideChain: A Blockchain-Based Decentralized Public Transportation Smart Wallet

The transportation industry has been recognized as one of the industries that can benefit from investment in blockchain-based systems and services that enable distributed data management and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the transportation sector. However, the literature needs a guidin...

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Published in:Mathematics (Basel) 2024-10, Vol.12 (19), p.3033
Main Authors: Alhogail, Areej, Alshahrani, Mona, Alsheddi, Alanoud, Almadi, Danah, Alfaris, Noura
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceptance tests
Blockchain
blockchain technology
Brand loyalty
Data integrity
Data management
decentralized application DApp
DLT
Efficiency
Emission standards
identity management
Interoperability
Passengers
Personal information
Privacy
Public transportation
Reputations
smart contract
System effectiveness
Technology application
Transaction processing
Transparency
Transportation industry
Transportation services
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Summary:The transportation industry has been recognized as one of the industries that can benefit from investment in blockchain-based systems and services that enable distributed data management and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the transportation sector. However, the literature needs a guiding framework for integrating blockchain in issuing and preserving public transportation transactions in a technical environment that is secure, efficient, and transparent. This study proposes a blockchain-based transportation wallet (BTW) framework that facilitates the main digital transactions across diverse public transportation services. BTW embodies leveraging blockchain technology, which provides a decentralized and immutable ledger that records and verifies transactions, ensuring trust and reducing the risk of fraud. The framework has been validated by developing a blockchain-based public transportation smart wallet named “RideChain”. This serves as a single decentralized point for making public transportation transactions and payments, as well as identity authorizations and management. RideChain enhances passengers’ and service providers’ experience through a secure and authentic platform for offering several reliable public transportation transactions efficiently. In this study, we implemented a smart contract to establish a protocol between passengers and journey services. The testing methodologies used in this study comprise unit testing, integration testing, performance testing, and user acceptance testing. The findings suggest that BTW has been successfully verified to demonstrate its capability for secure transactions, authenticity of monetary transactions, automated smart contracts, decentralized identity authentication, and effortless payments.
ISSN:2227-7390
2227-7390
DOI:10.3390/math12193033