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Motus (Onboard Units)

MOTUS are the open-source hardware units that enable the vehicles to communicate with each other, the infrastructure, people and the cloud through different communication protocols.​

Motus

Motus

Features​

  • Cellular-V2X PC5 Mode 4 protocol for disseminating signed and encrypted messages that help vehicles and other proximate nodes become aware of each other and directly exchange information.
  • Cellular communication (5G-NR/4G-LTE) for constant connectivity to the main network. This enables message-generating vehicles and message-processing vehicles to send verified proofs to be validated by the validator network and in order to successfully get included in the next block.

  • Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for user/driver connectivity, visualization of applications and data on the smartphone.

  • Storage and processing power for executing proof-related processes and storing logs from different sources within the internal network of the vehicle.

  • Trusted Platform Module and Hardware Security Module for securely storing master and private keys, accelerating cryptographic functions and preventing tampering of the hardware.

  • CAN and OBD-II access to the vehicle for reading real-time device and diagnostics information.

  • High-precision GNSS and Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) to provide data for localization, safety and autonomy applications.

There are different types of Motus devices which support different configurations and proof mechanisms. Motus is the full-fledged hardware that employs all the aforementioned features and is able to participate in all the proof mechanisms in Soarchain, as well as issue all types of challenges.

MOTUS Mini is the low-end hardware which employs only a few of these features and links directly to the user’s mobile device to use it as a relay device. They can only participate in network-based proof mechanisms. Motus can be thought of as a light, messaging and computational node.

Motus mini

Motus Mini