How Volkswagen Is Driving the Future with Blockchain
Even though the VW Bulli has been around since its 1950 introduction, its popularity in postwar Germany hasn't faded.
Although the Volkswagen Bulli has been around for many years since its 1950 introduction, its popularity in postwar Germany hasn't faded. Today the Bulli runs on electricity, but how much blockchain tech is actually under Volkswagen Group's hood?
Blockchain and electric mobility
Two words that the big Wolfsburg automaker keeps wanting to use more and more are used more. Under the hood of the world's largest automaker, there is a lot happening in blockchain: from electric charging stations spitting out real-time data via blockchain technology to projects in collaboration with IOTA.
The Bulli is a symbol of travel and independence and still attracts surfers, hippies, digital nomads, and the occasional office worker who dreams of turning his daily grind into a full-time road trip. The roots of the automaker behind the iconic body go back to a dark period in history. As a carmaker under the Nazi regime, the Volkswagen concern had to reinvent itself after the war—not least with the help of the current nostalgic classic and its famous colors. We're curious what path innovative Volkswagen is taking now.
